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Soil Fungal Hyphae Bind and Attack Asbestos Fibers
Author(s) -
Martino Elena,
Prandi Laura,
Fenoglio Ivana,
Bonfante Paola,
Perotto Silvia,
Fubini Bice
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200390083
Subject(s) - fusarium oxysporum , hypha , asbestos , fiber , soil water , asbestos fibers , bioremediation , chemistry , fusarium , human decontamination , environmental chemistry , environmental science , materials science , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , botany , metallurgy , engineering , waste management , contamination , soil science , ecology , organic chemistry
Possible agents for the decontamination and bioremediation of asbestos‐polluted soils: selected soil fungi modify and bind asbestos fibers. The picture shows a single asbestos fiber in intimate contact with the hyphae of Fusarium oxysporum (the bar in the upper left corresponds to 20 μm). The fungi produce metal chelators which extract iron ions from the fibers.