Involvement of cytochrome c cymA in the anaerobic metabolism of RDX by shewanella oneidensis MR-1

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 124-131

  Perreault, Nancy N ^a   Crocker, Fiona H ^b   Indest, Karl J ^b   Hawari, Jalal ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; Explosive; Nitramine; RDX; Shewanella

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC REDUCTION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; C-TYPE CYTOCHROME; CYTOCHROME C; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; G PROTEIN; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; HEXAHYDRO-1 ,3 ,5-TRINITRO-1 ,3 ,5-TRIAZINE; METHYLENEDINITRAMINE; NITRAMINE; NITRAMINES; NITROSO; NITROUS OXIDE; RDX; RDX DEGRADATION; RING CLEAVAGE; SHEWANELLA; SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS MR-1; TRANSPOSON MUTAGENESIS; WILD TYPES;

BACTERIA; BOMBING; DEGRADATION; EXPLOSIVES; GENES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; METABOLISM; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; MUTAGENESIS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN OXIDES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PHYSIOLOGY;

SOLID PROPELLANTS;

4 NITRO 2,4 DIAZABUTANAL; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; AMINE; AMMONIA; CYCLONITE; CYTOCHROME C; FORMALDEHYDE; GENOMIC DNA; METHYLENEDINITRAMINE; NITROGEN; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROTEIN CYMA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMMONIA; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DENITRIFICATION; EXPLOSIVE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MILITARY APPLICATION; MUTATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHENOTYPE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PROTEIN; SOIL POLLUTION;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MOLECULAR LIBRARY; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS; STOICHIOMETRY; TRANSPOSON; WILD TYPE;

AMINES; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CYTOCHROMES C; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; NITRO COMPOUNDS; NITROUS OXIDE; SHEWANELLA; TRIAZINES;

SHEWANELLA; SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS MR-1;

EID: 84856440609     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W11-116     Document Type: Article

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