Trace metals such as manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and iron (Fe) are essential
for many biological processes in plant life cycles. However, in excess, they can be toxic and …

The study of the role that fungi have played and are playing in fundamental geological
processes can be termed 'geomycology'and this article seeks to emphasize the fundamental …

Dark septate endophytes (DSE), a diverse group of ascomycetes, are dominant root
colonizers in many ecosystems. The most frequent DSE in natural forest ecosystems in the …

To understand the possible role of the plant root associated fungi on metal tolerance, their
role in the uptake of heavy metals and the potential transfer of these metal ions to the plant …

Abstract The contribution of 1, 8-dihydroxy naphthalene (DHN) melanin to cadmium (Cd)
tolerance in two dark septate endophytes (DSE) of the genus Cadophora with different …

The peripheral root tissues form a morphologically, physically and chemically complex
microcosm that provides different habitats for diverse communities of microorganisms. This …

The colonization characteristics and diversity of dark septate endophytes (DSE) associated
with plants growing in a lead and zinc slag heap with a more than 250-year history in …

Metals are, of course, significant natural components of all soils where their presence in the
mineral fraction comprises a pool of potentially mobile metal species, many essential …

Transformation and mobilization of metals, metalloids, and radionuclides by
microorganisms Page 70 2 TRANSFORMATION AND MOBILIZATION OF METALS …

Of the major groups of soil organisms, fungi have fundamental roles in nutrient
decomposition, animal and plant pathogenesis and symbiosis, and element cycling, as well …