Metabolism of nitrate esters by a consortium of two bacteria

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 320-322

  Ramos, Juan L ^a   Haïdour, Ali ^a   Duque, Estrella ^a   Piñar, Guadalupe ^a   Calvo, Victor ^a,b   Oliva, José Miguel ^a,b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b Fábrica de Páramo de Masa ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Arthrobacter; Dinitroethylenglycol; Microbial consortium; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE GLYCOL DINITRATE; NITRATE ESTER; NITROUS OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASODILATOR AGENT; XENOBIOTIC AGENT; ESTER; NITRATE;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM; BACTERIUM; METABOLISM;

ARTHROBACTER; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; NITRATES; PILOT PROJECTS; RHIZOBIUM; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029670329     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0396-320     Document Type: Article

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