Patterns of calcium oxalate crystal production by three species of wood decay fungi

Scanning Microscopy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 385-400

  Connolly, Jon H ^a   Arnott, Howard J ^b   Jellison, Jody ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium oxalate; Crystal corrosion; Crystal studies; Extracellular matrix; Microenvironment; Wood decay

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXALATE;

ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; BIODEGRADATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DECOMPOSITION; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PHANEROCHAETE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 7844230248     PISSN: 08917035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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