Analysis of the xplAB-containing gene cluster involved in the bacterial degradation of the explosive hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine

• Main Authors: Chong, Chun Shiong, Sabir, Dana Khdr, Lorenz, Astrid, Bontemps, Cyril, Andeer, Peter F., Stahl, David A., Strand, Stuart Edward, Rylott, Elizabeth L., Bruce, Neil C.
• Format: Article
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/51843/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01818-14

Repeated use of the explosive compound hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) on military land has resulted in significant soil and groundwater pollution. Rates of degradation of RDX in the environment are low, and accumulated RDX, which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has determined...