Isolation of a strain of Aspergillus fumigatus able to grow in minimal medium added with an industrial cyanide waste

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 165-173

  Sabatini, Luigia ^a   Ferrini, Claudio ^b   Micheloni, Mauro ^a   Pianetti, Anna ^a   Citterio, Barbara ^a   Parlani, Chiara ^a   Bruscolini, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b TCA spa Capolona   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Degradation; Industrial cyanide waste

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONCOMITANT GROWTH; CYANIDE COMPLEXES; DETECTION LIMITS; DRY WEIGHT; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; FREE CYANIDES; FUNGAL GROWTH; GLUCOSE CONSUMPTION; NITROGEN SOURCES; PROTEIN CONTENTS; RESISTANCE MECHANISMS; WASTE SOLUTION;

ASPERGILLUS; BIODEGRADATION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; GLUCOSE; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; INDUSTRY; METAL IONS; POLLUTION;

CYANIDES;

CYANIDE; FUNGAL DNA; HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOREMEDIATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CULTURE MEDIA; CYANIDES; DNA, FUNGAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ITALY; METALS, HEAVY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 84655169765     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-011-0805-4     Document Type: Article

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