Metabolic activity of moulds as a factor of building materials biodegradation

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-124

  Gutarowska, Beata ^a  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Building materials; Exoenzymes; Moulds; Organic acids

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHITIN; ERGOSTEROL; FUNGAL ENZYME; GLUCAN; MALIC ACID; OXALIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGUS GROWTH; GLYCOLYSIS; MOULD; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954504254     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33073/pjm-2010-018     Document Type: Article

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