title: [Detoxification of high concentrations of trinitrotoluene by bacteria].
abstract: The ability of the strains-destructors of various aromatic compounds to utilize trinitrotoluene (TNT) up to concentration of 70 mg/1 was shown. An increase in the TNT concentration from 100 to 150 mg/1 did not inhibit its conversion rate by the Kocuria palustris RS32 strain. The Acinetobacter sp. VT 11 strain utilized TNT as a sole substrate for growth; 3,5-dinitro-4-methyl anilide acetate and 2,6-dinitro-4-aminotoluene were identified as intermediates of TNT degradation by active strains of Pseudomonas sp. VT-7W and Kocuria rosea RS51. At the same time, 4-methyl-3,5-dinitroformamide was discovered for the first time upon the TNT destruction by the bacteria strains of Rhodococcus opacus 1G and Rhodococcus sp. VT-7. The active bacterial strains achieved an 82-90% destruction of TNT when they were introduced into the soil.
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Solianikova
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Baskunov
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Baboshin
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Saralov
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Golovleva
mesh_terms: D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D001711:Biotransformation; D008835:Micrococcaceae / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism; D014052:Toluidines / Q000378:metabolism; D014303:Trinitrotoluene / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012989:Soil Pollutants; D014052:Toluidines; D014303:Trinitrotoluene