Biodegradation of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine by novel fungi isolated from unexploded ordnance contaminated marine sediment

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 850-858

  Bhatt, Manish ^a   Zhao, Jian Shen ^a   Halasz, Annamaria ^a   Hawari, Jalal ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerobic biodegradation; Fungi; Hexahydro 1,3,5 trinitro 1,3,5 triazine (RDX); Marine sediment; Unexploded ordnance

Indexed keywords

AMINE; CYCLONITE; FORMALDEHYDE; HEXAHYDRO 1 NITROSO 3,5 DINITRO 1,3,5 TRIAZINE; HEXAHYDRO 1,3 DINITROSO 5 NITRO 1,3,5 TRIAZINE; HEXAHYDRO 1,3,5 TRINITROSO 1,3,5 TRIAZINE; METHYLENEDINITRAMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACREMONIUM; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BULLERA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENICILLIUM; RHODOTORULA; UNITED STATES;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; PHYLOGENY; RODENTICIDES; TRIAZINES;

ACREMONIUM (ASCOMYCOTA); FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; RHODOTORULA (ERYTHROBASIDIUM CLADE);

EID: 33748337541     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-006-0136-x     Document Type: Article

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