Phylogenetic and metabolic diversity of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5- triazine (RDX)-transforming bacteria in strictly anaerobic mixed cultures enriched on RDX as nitrogen source

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 189-196

  Zhao, Jian Shen ^a   Spain, Jim ^b   Hawari, Jalal ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium; Denitration; Desulfovibrio; Enrichment culture; Nitramine explosive; Nitroso compound; Phylogeny; RDX biotransformation

Indexed keywords

CYCLONITE; FORMALDEHYDE; METHANOL; NITRITE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE;

BACTERIUM; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; PHYLOGENETICS;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BIFERMENTANS; CLOSTRIDIUM BUTYRICUM; CLOSTRIDIUM CELERECRESCENS; CLOSTRIDIUM SACCHAROLYTICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; DESULFOVIBRIO; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; RNA GENE; RNA SEQUENCE; SOIL MICROFLORA;

CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BIFERMENTANS; CLOSTRIDIUM BUTYRICUM; CLOSTRIDIUM CELERECRESCENS; CLOSTRIDIUM SACCHAROLYTICUM; DESULFOVIBRIO; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS;

EID: 0242285524     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(03)00216-2     Document Type: Article

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