Microbial degradation and toxicity of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1311-1323

  Khan, Muhammad Imran ^a,b   Lee, Jaejin ^a   Park, Joonhong ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biodegradation pathway; Bioremediation; Intermediate toxicity; Microbial degradation; RDX

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930479733     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1203.04002     Document Type: Review

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