A double mutant of Pseudomonas putida JLR11 deficient in the synthesis of the nitroreductase PnrA and assimilatory nitrite reductase NasB is impaired for growth on 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT)

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1306-1310

  Caballero, Antonio ^a,b   Ramos, Juan L ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRITE REDUCTASE; NITROREDUCTASE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

NITRITE REDUCTASES; NITROREDUCTASES; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; TRINITROTOLUENE;

PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 33745146504     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01012.x     Document Type: Article

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