TABLE 2.
Microorganisms reported to anoxically degrade or transform TNT
| Microorganism | Metabolism | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Clostridium acetobutylicum | Reduction of TNT to TAT | 64, 127 |
| Clostridium bifermentans CYS-1 | Degrades TNT to alyphatic polar compounds via 4ADNT and 2,4DANT | 205 |
| Clostridium bifermentans LJP-1 | Transforms TNT into TAT and phenolic compounds | 141 |
| Clostridium pasterianum | Reduction of TNT to TAT | 149 |
| Clostridium sordelii | Reduction of TNT to TAT | 64 |
| Clostridium sp. | Bamberger rearrengment of dihydroxylaminodinitrotoluene | 113 |
| Desulfovibrio sp. strain B | TNT as nitrogen source, toluene as a putative intermediate | 29 |
| Desulfovibrio sp. | TNT as the sole nitrogen source; reduction of TNT to TAT | 174 |
| Desulfovibrio sp. | Transforms TNT into TAT and DANT; 42% of radioactivity from [14C]TNT is associated with cell biomass | 60 |
| Escherichia coli | Reduction of TNT to TAT | 64 |
| Lactobacillus sp. | Reduction of TNT to TAT | 64 |
| Methanococcus sp. strain B | Reduction of TNT to DANT | 30 |
| Pseudomonas sp. strain JLR11 | TNT as nitrogen source; TNT as final electron acceptor | 68, 69 |
| Veillonella alkalescens | Reduction of TNT to TAT | 149 |