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Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
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Physiological effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on conidia of the entomopathogenic fungus, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes)

Anna Gorczyca Department of Agricultural Environment Protection, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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Marek J. Kasprowicz Department of Physics, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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Tadeusz Lemek Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
Pages 1592-1597 | Received 26 Apr 2009, Published online: 10 Nov 2009

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