Characteristics of a nitropropanol-metabolizing bacterium isolated from the rumen

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 617-624

  Anderson, Robin C ^a,b,c   Rasmussen, Mark A ^a   DiSpirito, Alan A ^b   Allison, Milton J ^a  

^a NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN PLAINS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Detoxification; Nitropropanol; Nitropropionate; Rumen

Indexed keywords

2 NITROBUTANE; 2 NITROPROPANOL; 3 NITROPROPANOL; 3 NITROPROPIONIC ACID; AZIDE; CHLORATE; CYTOSINE; FATTY ACID; FORMIC ACID; FUMARIC ACID; GUANINE; HYDROGEN; LACTIC ACID; MISEROTOXIN; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; NITROBENZENE; NITROETHANE; PERCHLORATE; SULFATE; SULFITE; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUMINANT STOMACH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0030791286     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m97-088     Document Type: Article

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