Enhanced transformation of TNT by tobacco plants expressing a bacterial nitroreductase

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 385-401

  Hannink, Nerissa K ^a   Subramanian, Murali ^b   Rosser, Susan J ^a   Basran, Amrik ^a   Murray, James A H ^a   Shanks, Jacqueline V ^b   Bruce, Neil C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2,4,6 Trinitrotoluene (TNT); Explosives; Phytodetoxification; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

NITROREDUCTASE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; SOIL POLLUTANT; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; HUMANS; NITROREDUCTASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TOBACCO; TRINITROTOLUENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 35348895537     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226510701603916     Document Type: Article

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