TABLE 1.
Identification of selected DNT-degrading strains
| Strain | Identification
|
Sourcea; yr isolated | DNT isomer degraded | Gram stain reaction | Activity
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16S rDNA | Biolog | Oxb | Catc | ||||
| R34 | Burkholderia cepacia | Pseudomonas sp. | 1; 1992 | 2,4 | − | + | + |
| PR7 | Burkholderia cepacia | Pseudomonas sp. | 1; 1992 | 2,4 | − | + | + |
| JS850 | Burkholderia cepacia | None | 3; 1995 | 2,6 | − | − | + |
| JS863 | Hydrogenophaga palleronii | None | 2; 1995 | 2,6 | − | − | + |
| JS867 | Alcaligenes sp. | Alcaligenes denitrificans | 2; 1995 | 2,4 | − | + | + |
| JS871 | Alcaligenes sp. | Alcaligenes xylosoxidans | 2; 1995 | 2,4 | − | + | + |
| JS872 | Burkholderia cepacia | Pseudomonas cepacia | 2; 1995 | 2,4 | − | + | + |
| JS881 | Pseudomonas putida | Pseudomonas sp. | 1; 1992 | 2,6 | − | − | + |
a
Source: 1, Radford Army Ammunition Plant, soil and surface water; 2, Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant, soil and surface water; 3, West Virginia, activated sludge.
b
Ox, oxidase.
c
Cat, catalase.