Nanoscale Observations of Extracellular Polymeric Substances Deposition on Phyllosilicates by an Ectomycorrhizal Fungus

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 721-730

  Gazzè, Salvatore A ^a   Saccone, Loredana ^a   Smits, Mark M ^b   Duran, Adele L ^c   Leake, Jonathan R ^c   Banwart, Steven A ^c   Ragnarsdottir, K Vala ^d   McMaster, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

atomic force microscopy (AFM); ectomycorrhizal fungi; extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); tip exudation

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FUNGUS; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; MODELING; PHYLLOSILICATE; POLYMER;

EID: 84879942594     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2013.766285     Document Type: Article

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