Amoebae/bacteria consortia and uses for degrading wastes and contaminants

Title: Amoebae/bacteria consortia and uses for degrading wastes and contaminants

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A method of altering trinitrotoluene includes the steps of: providing an amoeba/bacteria consortium, particularly ATCC 40908 or a mutant thereof possessing all the identifying characteristics thereof; and contacting the consortium with trinitrotoluene to alter the trinitrotoluene.

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Tyndall, Richard L ^[1]

Clinton, TN

Publication Date:: 1996-01-01

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 870425

Patent Number(s):: US 5518919

Assignee:: Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-84OR21400

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: amoebae; bacteria; consortia; degrading; wastes; contaminants; method; altering; trinitrotoluene; steps; providing; amoeba; consortium; particularly; atcc; 40908; mutant; possessing; identifying; characteristics; contacting; alter; identifying characteristics; bacteria consortium; /435/588/

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