Reduction in denitrification activity in field soils exposed to long term contamination by 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT)

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-68

  Siciliano, Steven D ^a   Roy, R ^a   Greer, C W ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

2,4,6 Trinitrotoluene; Denitrification; DNA probe; Environmental impact; Soil

Indexed keywords

NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRIC OXIDE REDUCTASE; NITRITE REDUCTASE; NITROUS OXIDE REDUCTASE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

DENITRIFICATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOIL POLLUTION; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0034036444     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(00)00009-X     Document Type: Article

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