Study on the Atrazine-degrading Genes in Arthrobacter sp. AG1

Chinese Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 789-793

  DAI, Xian Zhu ^a,b   JIANG, Jian Dong ^a   GU, Li Feng ^a   PAN, Rong Qing ^a   LI, Shun Peng ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arthrobacter sp. AG1; atrazine; degradation; horizontal gene transfer; trzN

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; HERBICIDE;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOREMEDIATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ARTHROBACTER; ATRAZINE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HERBICIDES;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34948842878     PISSN: 18722075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2075(07)60049-1     Document Type: Article

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