Hyperaccumulation of silver by Amanita strobiliformis and related species of the section Lepidella

Abstract

Two ectomycorrhizal macrofungal Amanita species of the section Lepidella (A. strobiliformis and A. solitare) were found hyperaccumulate Ag (800 - 2500 times higher than in underlaying soil) even were collected from non-argentiferous area.

Keywords

• bioaccumulation
• ectomycorrhizal fungi
• geomycology
• silver
• selenium