title: Growth of Arthrobacter sp. strain JBH1 on nitroglycerin as the sole source of carbon and nitrogen.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, USA.
authors.forename: Johana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Husserl
authors.forename: Jim C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Spain
authors.forename: Joseph B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D001173:Arthrobacter / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005990:Glycerol; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D009573:Nitrites; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D002244:Carbon; D005996:Nitroglycerin; D009584:Nitrogen; D005990:Glycerol