Enhanced bioremediation of soil containing 2,4-dinitrotoluene by a genetically modified Sinorhizobium meliloti

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 667-675

  Dutta, Sisir K ^a   Hollowell, Gail P ^a   Hashem, Fawzy M ^b   Kuykendall, L David ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Genetic transfer; Medicago sativa L; Plasmid analysis; Rhizosphere

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; SOIL TESTING;

PLANT GREENHOUSE;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ALFALFA; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; GENE TRANSFER; SOIL POLLUTION; TRINITROTOLUENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FABACEAE; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SINORHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0038399812     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(03)00016-6     Document Type: Article

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