Fungal growth in culture media simulating an extreme environment

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 159-165

  Álvarez Pérez, Sergio ^a   Blanco, José L ^a   Alba, Patricia ^a   García, Marta E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acidic water; Aguas Agrias Stream; Extremotolerant fungi; Heavy metals; Tolerance index

Indexed keywords

ACID TOLERANCE; ACIDITY; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GERMINATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOULD; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SIMULATION; SPAIN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREAM (RIVER); YEAST;

CULTURE MEDIA; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; FUNGI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS, HEAVY; MYCOLOGY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS; FUNGI;

EID: 80053251576     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: 21739188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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