Arthrobacter sp. strain KU001 isolated from a Thai soil degrades atrazine in the presence of inorganic nitrogen sources

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 602-608

  Sajjaphan, Kannika ^a   Heepngoen, Pimpak ^a   Sadowsky, Michael J ^b   Boonkerd, Nantakorn ^c  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Arthrobacter; Atrazine degrading bacteria; Inorganic nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ATRAZINE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CITRIC ACID; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PROTEIN ATZB; PROTEIN ATZC; PROTEIN TRZN; RNA 16S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER HISTIDINOLOVORANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE; SOIL DEGRADATION;

ARTHROBACTER; ATRAZINE; DNA, BACTERIAL; HERBICIDES; NITRATES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; THAILAND; UREA;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER HISTIDINOLOVORANS; ARTHROBACTER SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77954264077     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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