Biodegradation of atrazine by Agrobacterium radiobacter J14a and use of this strain in bioremediation of contaminated soil

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 3368-3375

  Struthers, J K ^a,c   Jayachandran, K ^a,d   Moorman, T B ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Betz Dearborn Inc   (Australia)

^d FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; CITRIC ACID; HERBICIDE; SUCROSE;

ATRAZINE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM RADIOBACTER; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; RADIOBACTER;

EID: 0031707786     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.9.3368-3375.1998     Document Type: Article

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