Mobilisation of potassium and phosphorus from iron ore by ectomycorrhizal fungi

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1901-1913

  Adeleke, R A ^a   Cloete, T E ^b   Bertrand, A ^c   Khasa, D P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biohydrometallurgy; Ectomycorrhizal fungi; Iron ore; Organic acids; Particle size

Indexed keywords

ACID PRODUCTION; BIOHYDROMETALLURGY; ECTOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGI; IN-VITRO; MOBILISATION; ORE-TYPE; PAXILLUS INVOLUTUS; PURE CULTURE; SISHEN IRON ORE; TOMENTOSUS;

DISSOLUTION; FORESTRY; FUNGI; IRON ORES; METAL RECOVERY; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SOILS;

ORE TREATMENT;

FUNGI; PAXILLUS INVOLUTUS; PISOLITHUS TINCTORIUS; SUILLUS TOMENTOSUS;

EID: 77956872582     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-010-0372-0     Document Type: Article

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