title: Further studies on the environmental capabilities of fungi: interactions of salinity, ultraviolet irradiation, and temperature in Penicillium.
abstract: A strain of Penicillium currently under study in this laboratory has revealed some unexpected features in response to salts and UV-radiation. These responses include: (a) stimulation of growth by one molar NaCl and KCl at 23 degrees but not at 5 degrees C, (b) total inhibition by LiCl and RbCl at 5 degrees but not at 23 degrees C, (c) stimulation by 254 nm radiation (2 x 10(6) erg cm-2 min-1, 30-90 minutes) at 23 degrees and 5 degrees C, and (d) very elevated growth rates at 23 degrees after incubation at 5 degrees C.
authors.affiliation: Pacific Biomedical Research Center and Department of Botany, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA.
authors.forename: B Z
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Siegel
mesh_terms: D002712:Chlorides / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity; D010407:Penicillium / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012492:Salts / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013696:Temperature; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D012492:Salts; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D011189:Potassium Chloride