Aerobic biodegradation of hexahydro-1,3,5 trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) as a nitrogen source by a Rhodococcus sp., strain DN22

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 1159-1167

  Coleman, Nicholas V ^a   Nelson, Darryl R ^a   Duxbury, Trevor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; HEXAHYDRO 1,3,5 TRINITRO 1,3,5 TRIAZINE; INOCULATION; NITROGEN; RIBOSOMAL DNA; SOIL;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; EXPLOSIVE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032146052     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00172-7     Document Type: Article

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