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Table 6 Effect of different cd Conc. On the dry weight (g/L) and TI of A. niger and A. terreus On PDB medium

From: Adaptability assessment of Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus terreus isolated from long-term municipal/industrial effluent-irrigated soils to cadmium stress

Cd conc. (mg/kg)

A. niger

A. terreus

Dwt (g/L)

TI

Dwt (g/L)

TI

0

6.48 ± 0.171a

0

6.1 ± 0.161a

0

50

6.35 ± 0.168ab

97.99

5.9 ± 0.156a

96.72

100

5.99 ± 0.158b

92.43

5.13 ± 0.135b

84.09

150

5.9 ± 0.156bc

91.04

4.6 ± 0.121c

75.40

200

5.5 ± 0.145c

84.87

4.4 ± 0.116c

72.13

250

0d

0

0d

0

  1. *The data in the table was mean ± standard error of the means (N = 3). Letters indicate statistical significance at p ≤ 0.05 level