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The most selenotolerant fungi, Aspergillus terreus, Aspergillus fumigatus Fresenius and Aspergillus speluneus, were isolated from Sinai Soil in Egypt. In addition to Penicillium chrysogenum, all were used to study selenium sorption.
The fungi failed mostly to sporulate and their morphological features were distorted completely. Their productivity of antimicrobial agents increased when grown on selenium containing media. However, the protein and carbohydrate content increased compared with selenium free media. Consequently, gave an impression that could be a mechanism of tolerance to selenium toxicity.
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Ragab, A.M., Ramadan, S.E., Razak, A.A., Ghonamy, E.A. (1986). Selenium Sorption by Some Selenotolerant Fungi. In: Alani, D.I., Moo-Young, M. (eds) Perspectives in Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4321-6_26
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