Heavy metals as selective inhibitors of mould growth.
Ten heavy metals were tested in malt extract agar for their selective activity on nine food relevant fungi. The variations observed as growth inhibitory for heavy metals investigated indicated good possibility for designing selective media.
Institut für Lebensmitteltechnologie, Universität Bonn, Germany.
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Weidenbörner
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D003470:Culture Media; D005516:Food Microbiology; D008670:Metals / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D009090:Mucorales / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development
D003470:Culture Media; D008670:Metals