Anaerobic bioremediation of RDX by ovine whole rumen fluid and pure culture isolates

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3699-3710

  Eaton, H L ^a   Duringer, J M ^a   Murty, L D ^a   Craig, A M ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Bioremediation; Ovine; RDX; Rumen

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC; ANAEROBIC BIOREMEDIATION; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; HEXAHYDRO-1 ,3 ,5-TRINITRO-1 ,3 ,5-TRIAZINE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; OVINE; RDX; RUMEN;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

SOLID PROPELLANTS;

CYCLONITE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; BODY FLUID; EXPLOSIVE; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROCOSM; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION; RUMINANT;

ANAEROVIBRIO LIPOLYTICUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CLOSTRIDIUM POLYSACCHAROLYTICUM; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; PREVOTELLA RUMINICOLA; RUMEN MICROORGANISM; RUMINANT STOMACH; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; SUPERNATANT; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; KINETICS; RUMEN; SHEEP; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRIAZINES;

ANAEROVIBRIO LIPOLYTICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM POLYSACCHAROLYTICUM; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS SUBSP. DESULFURICANS; OVIS; PREVOTELLA RUMINICOLA; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS;

EID: 84876671724     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4172-3     Document Type: Article

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