Mitsevich E V, Mitsevich I P, Perelygin V V, Lanh D N, Hoai N T
State Research Center for Applied Microbiology, Obolensk, Moscow oblast, 142279 Russia.
Prikl Biokhim Mikrobiol. 2000 Nov-Dec;36(6):672-8.
The diversity of microorganisms from soils treated in the past with various dosages of dioxin-containing defoliants was studied. Population alterations dependent on dioxin concentrations were elucidated. Soil fungi and, to a smaller extent, actinomycetes were found to be the most sensitive to dioxins.