| tolerance and uptake of heavy metals by trichoderma atroviride isolated from sludge. | a strain of trichoderma atroviride, isolated from sewage sludge obtained from a water treatment plant located in madrid (spain), has been studied for tolerance to heavy metals (copper, zinc and cadmium) and for its capacities to uptake these metals. it was found that this fungus is capable of surviving high metal concentrations, apparently as a result of the natural selection of resistant cells. also, growth and metal uptake have been assayed in samples where the fungus was cultured in the prese ... | 2003 | 12656239 |