Biotransformation of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) by a prospective consortium and its most effective isolate Serratia marcescens

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 515-522

  Young, Douglas M ^a   Unkefer, Pat J ^b   Ogden, Kimberly L ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

biotransformation; RDX (hexahydro 1,3,5 trinitro 1,3,5 triazine; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE; GROWTH KINETICS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; HEXAHYDRO TRINITRO TRIAZINE; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

BIOCONVERSION;

CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL GROWTH; KINETICS; MANURE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 0031553817     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19970305)53:5<515::AID-BIT9>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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