Characterization of a novel nicotine-degrading Ensifer sp. strain N7 isolated from tobacco rhizosphere

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 247-252

  Lei, Liping ^a   Zhang, Wei ^b   Wei, Hailei ^c   Xia, Zhenyuan ^a   Liu, Xingzhong ^c  

^a Tobacco Science Research Institute Yunnan Tabacco Corporation   (China)

^b NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Ensifer; Nicotine; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENSIFER; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 77951816702     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178324     Document Type: Article

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