Biosorption and metal tolerance potential of filamentous fungi isolated from metal polluted ecosystem

Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 664-671

  Parameswari, E ^a   Lakshmanan, A ^a   Thilagavathi, T ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Chromium; Fungi; Metal tolerance; Nickel

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CHRYSOSPORIUM; FUNGI; PHANEROCHAETE; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 77958507845     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15794377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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