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Breeding of mycoparasitic Trichoderma strains for heavy metal resistance.
Letters in applied microbiology - 1 Aug 2001
Kredics L, Antal Z, Manczinger L, Nagy E
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AIMS: This study was designed to investigate the effects of 10 heavy metals on the in vitro activities of beta-glucosidase, cellobiohydrolase, beta-xylosidase and endoxylanase enzymes for six strains of Trichoderma, and to isolate and characterize heavy metal-resistant mutants. METHODS AND RESULTS: At a concentration of 1 mmol, only mercury showed significant inhibitory effects on the in vitro enzyme activities;...
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