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SUBMITTER: Husserl J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2832360 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Husserl Johana J Spain Jim C JC Hughes Joseph B JB
Applied and environmental microbiology 20100108 5
Arthrobacter sp. strain JBH1 was isolated from nitroglycerin-contaminated soil by selective enrichment. Detection of transient intermediates and simultaneous adaptation studies with potential intermediates indicated that the degradation pathway involves the conversion of nitroglycerin to glycerol via 1,2-dinitroglycerin and 1-mononitroglycerin, with concomitant release of nitrite. Glycerol then serves as the source of carbon and energy. ...[more]