Degradation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene by P. aeruginosa and characterization of some metabolites
Degradation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), a nitroaromatic explosive found in the soil and ground water, was investigated using Pseudomonas aeruginosa in in vitroexperiments. Biodegradable abilitiy of this bacteria was performed with 50 and 75 mg L−1 TNT concentrations in a defined liquid medium fo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822015000100103&lng=en&tlng=en |