Rock-building fungi

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 6-7, 2010, Pages 624-629

  Fomina, Marina ^a   Burford, Euan P ^a   Hillier, Steve ^b   Kierans, Martin ^a   Gadd, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fungi; Limestone; Moolooite; Mycogenic minerals; Ox alates; Weddelite; Whewellite

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; LIMESTONE; OXALATE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); WEATHERING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PATINA;

EID: 77956655420     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490451003702974     Document Type: Article

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