| Literature DB >> 17741705 |
W C Graustein, K Cromack, P Sollins.
Abstract
Whewellite and weddellite, calcium salts of oxalic acid, have been found in the litter layer of several different soils, indicating that oxalate is a major metabolic product of fungi in natural environments. The presence of oxalate in soil solution speeds weathering of soil minerals and increases the availability of nutrients to vegetation.Entities:
Year: 1977 PMID: 17741705 DOI: 10.1126/science.198.4323.1252
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728