Aerobic Biodegradation of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) by Bacillus cereus İsolated from Contaminated Soil

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 512-521

  Mercimek, H Aysun ^a   Dincer, Sadik ^b   Guzeldag, Gulcihan ^a   Ozsavli, Aysenur ^a   Matyar, Fatih ^b  

^a KILIS 7 ARALIK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

NITRATE; NITRITE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BIOREMEDIATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANT;

AEROBIOSIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; NITRATES; NITRITES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRINITROTOLUENE;

EID: 84884416419     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-013-0248-6     Document Type: Article

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