Isolation and characterization of atrazine-degrading Arthrobacter sp. strains from Argentine agricultural soils

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 207-214

  Fernández, Leticia Andrea ^a   Valverde, Claudio ^b   Gómez, Marisa Anahí ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE QUILMES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Agricultural soils; Arthrobacter sp.; Atrazine degrading bacteria; Enrichment techniques

Indexed keywords

ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER SP.; BACILLI (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP. ADP; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84873702603     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13213-012-0463-2     Document Type: Article

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