Role of nitrogen limitation in transformation of RDX (hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine) by Gordonia sp. strain KTR9

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1746-1750

  Indest, Karl J ^a   Hancock, Dawn E ^a   Jung, Carina M ^a   Eberly, Jed O ^a   Mohn, William W ^b   Eltis, Lindsay D ^b   Crocker, Fiona H ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GORDONIA SP; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; NITROGEN LIMITATION; RDX (HEXAHYDRO-1 ,3 ,5-TRINITRO-1 ,3 ,5-TRIAZINE); RDX DEGRADATION; TRANSCRIPTOMES;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; GENE EXPRESSION; SOLID PROPELLANTS;

NITROGEN;

CYCLONITE; NITROGEN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

AMMONIUM; DEGRADATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ACTINOMYCETALES; BIOTRANSFORMATION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; NITROGEN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRIAZINES;

EID: 84874755790     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03905-12     Document Type: Article

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