Heavy metal tolerance traits of filamentous fungi isolated from gold and gemstone mining sites

ABSTRACT Increased environmental pollution has necessitated the need for eco-friendly clean-up strategies. Filamentous fungal species from gold and gemstone mine site soils were isolated, identified and assessed for their tolerance to varied heavy metal concentrations of cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), l...

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Main Authors: Oluwatosin Gbemisola Oladipo, Olusegun Olufemi Awotoye, Akinyemi Olayinka, Cornelius Carlos Bezuidenhout, Mark Steve Maboeta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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