Ruminal bioremediation of the high energy melting explosive (HMX) by sheep microorganisms

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 350, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 34-41

  Eaton, Hillary L ^a   Murty, Lia D ^a   Duringer, Jennifer M ^a   Craig, Morrie A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Munition; Ovine; Rumen

Indexed keywords

CARBON; EXPLOSIVE; HIGH ENERGY MELTING EXPLOSIVE; NITROGEN; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BODY FLUID; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LETTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; REDUCTION; RUMEN MICROORGANISM; SHEEP; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WHOLE RUMEN FLUID;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

ANAEROBIC; MUNITION; OVINE; RUMEN;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; AZOCINES; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; RUMEN; SHEEP; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84891836544     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1574-6968.12316     Document Type: Letter

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