specific fungal gene regulated and expressed differently during their growth on
substrates may be used to identify fungal diversity.
9.2 Heavy Metal Mycoremediation
Heavy metals are carcinogenic and persistent pollutants in the soil and water
ecosystem. Soil is considered a long term reservoir of heavy metals, those metals
entering through human activity. In recent years, heavy metals pollution has brought
scientists and researchers the attention to human health and ecosystem concern.
Fig. 9.1 Mycoremediation with different group of fungi
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