Mineralization of the cyclic nitramine explosive hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro- 1,3,5-triazine by Gordonia and Williamsia spp.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 8265-8272

  Thompson, Karen T ^a   Crocker, Fiona H ^b,c   Fredrickson, Herbert L ^a  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b Analytical Services Incorporated   (United States)

^c SpecPro Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CARBON; EXPLOSIVES; NITROGEN; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

AEROBIC BACTERIA; CYCLIC NITROMINE AXPLOSIVE; MICROBIOLOGICAL MODELS;

MINERALOGY;

CARBON; CYCLONITE; DNA 16S; EXPLOSIVE; FATTY ACID; NITRAMINE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; EXPLOSIVE; MINERALIZATION; TRIAZINE;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON SOURCE; GENE SEQUENCE; GORDONIA; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SURFACE SOIL; WILLIAMSIA;

ACTINOMYCETALES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; GORDONIA BACTERIUM; HERBICIDES; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SUCCINIC ACID; TRIAZINES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GORDONIA SP.; WILLIAMSIA;

EID: 29144448087     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.12.8265-8272.2005     Document Type: Article

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