Phylogeny of cyclic nitramine-degrading psychrophilic bacteria in marine sediment and their potential role in the natural attenuation of explosives

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 349-357

  Zhao, Jian Shen ^a   Spain, Jim ^b   Thiboutot, Sonia ^c   Ampleman, Guy ^c   Greer, Charles ^a   Hawari, Jalal ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE   (Canada)

Author keywords

4 Nitro 2,4 diazabutanal; Cyclic nitramine explosive; Marine bacteria; Marine sediment; Methylenedinitramine; Phylogeny; Psychrophilic bacteria; RDX biodegradation; Shewanella; Sulfate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE; METHYLENEDINITRAMINE; NITRAMINE; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; RIBOSOME RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; EXPLOSIVE; MARINE SEDIMENT; NATURAL ATTENUATION; PHYLOGENY; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUSOBACTERIUM; GENE ISOLATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; INCUBATION TIME; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANILINE COMPOUNDS; AZOCINES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COLD TEMPERATURE; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; NITROBENZENES; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; TRIAZINES;

CLOSTRIDIALES; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; FUSOBACTERIA; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; SHEWANELLA;

EID: 4344714022     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsec.2004.04.008     Document Type: Article

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