Transformation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene by Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes JS52

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2007-2015

  Fiorella, Paul D ^a,b   Spain, Jim C ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRINITROTOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; REACTION ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PSEUDOALCALIGENES;

EID: 0030902355     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.5.2007-2015.1997     Document Type: Article

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