Aerobic degradation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene by Enterobacter cloacae PB2 and by pentaerythritol tetranitrate reductase

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2864-2868

  French, Christopher E ^a,c   Nicklin, Stephen ^b   Bruce, Neil C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXIDOREDUCTASE; PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRANITRATE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; REACTION ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031948118     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.8.2864-2868.1998     Document Type: Article

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