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. 1970 Nov;20(5):662–666. doi: 10.1128/am.20.5.662-666.1970

Interactions Between DDT and River Fungi

I. Effects of p,p′-DDT on the Growth of Aquatic Hyphomycetes

S A Dalton 1, Madeline Hodkinson 1, K A Smith 1
PMCID: PMC377021  PMID: 5530274

Abstract

Concentrations of p,p′-DDT between 0.1 and 60 μg/ml enhanced the growth rate of Heliscus submersus, and concentrations greater than 2 μg/ml had a similar effect on Tetracladium setigerum, Varicosporium elodeae, and Clavariopsis aquatica. The rate of growth of each fungus increased with increased DDT concentration.

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