Isolation and characterization of novel atrazine-degrading microorganisms from an agricultural soil

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 921-928

  Vibber, Laurel L ^a   Pressler, Michael J ^a   Colores, Gregory M ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrobacter; Atrazine; AtzA; AtzC; Nocardioides; TrzN

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; GENE TRANSFER; MICROORGANISMS; SOILS;

CYANURIC ACID; NOCARDIOIDES; POLYMERASE-CHAIN-REACTION;

HERBICIDES;

ATRAZINE; CYANURIC ACID;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ATRAZINE; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; GENE TRANSFER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PIMELOBACTER SIMPLEX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL ANALYSIS;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ARTHROBACTER; ATRAZINE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HERBICIDES; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTHROBACTER; NOCARDIOIDES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 34547485940     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-0871-6     Document Type: Article

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