Mechanisms implicated in the ecological success of polymorphic fungi in metal-polluted habitats

TY - JOUR

T1 - Mechanisms implicated in the ecological success of polymorphic fungi in metal-polluted habitats

AU - Gadd, G. M.

PY - 1981/11

Y1 - 1981/11

N2 - Polymorphic fungi like Aureobasidium pullulans possess a number of attributes that can determine survival in the presence of heavy-metal concentrations which may be toxic to other microorganisms. An important physiological property is the possession of reduced cation uptake systems; morphological responses include the formation of resistant melanized cell structures. The frequent occurrence of A. pullulans in metalpolluted habitats is readily explained in the light of these findings.

AB - Polymorphic fungi like Aureobasidium pullulans possess a number of attributes that can determine survival in the presence of heavy-metal concentrations which may be toxic to other microorganisms. An important physiological property is the possession of reduced cation uptake systems; morphological responses include the formation of resistant melanized cell structures. The frequent occurrence of A. pullulans in metalpolluted habitats is readily explained in the light of these findings.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0019806306

U2 - 10.1080/09593338109384083

DO - 10.1080/09593338109384083

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:0019806306

SN - 0143-2060

VL - 2

SP - 531

EP - 536

JO - Environmental Technology Letters

JF - Environmental Technology Letters

IS - 11

ER -