Lead transformation to pyromorphite by fungi

Current Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 237-241

  Rhee, Young Joon ^a   Hillier, Stephen ^b   Gadd, Geoffrey Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD; MINERAL; PHOSPHATE; PYROMORPHITE;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; FUNGUS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; FUNGI; LEAD; MINERALS; PHOSPHATES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

FUNGI;

EID: 84857003817     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.12.017     Document Type: Article

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