Aerobic Degradation of N-Methyl-4-Nitroaniline (MNA) by Pseudomonas sp. Strain FK357 Isolated from Soil

Fazlurrahman Khan; Bhawna Vyas; Deepika Pal; Swaranjit Singh Cameotra

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075046

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Aerobic Degradation of N-Methyl-4-Nitroaniline (MNA) by Pseudomonas sp. Strain FK357 Isolated from Soil

Fazlurrahman Khan,

Affiliation Environmental Biotechnology and Microbial Biochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Sector 39-A, Chandigarh, India
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Bhawna Vyas,

Affiliation Environmental Biotechnology and Microbial Biochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Sector 39-A, Chandigarh, India
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Deepika Pal,

Affiliation Environmental Biotechnology and Microbial Biochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Sector 39-A, Chandigarh, India
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Swaranjit Singh Cameotra

* E-mail: ssc@imtech.res.in

Affiliation Environmental Biotechnology and Microbial Biochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Sector 39-A, Chandigarh, India
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Aerobic Degradation of N-Methyl-4-Nitroaniline (MNA) by Pseudomonas sp. Strain FK357 Isolated from Soil

Fazlurrahman Khan,
Bhawna Vyas,
Deepika Pal,
Swaranjit Singh Cameotra

Published: October 8, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075046

About the Authors

Fazlurrahman Khan

Affiliation Environmental Biotechnology and Microbial Biochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Sector 39-A, Chandigarh, India

Bhawna Vyas

Affiliation Environmental Biotechnology and Microbial Biochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Sector 39-A, Chandigarh, India

Deepika Pal

Affiliation Environmental Biotechnology and Microbial Biochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Sector 39-A, Chandigarh, India

Swaranjit Singh Cameotra

* E-mail: ssc@imtech.res.in

Affiliation Environmental Biotechnology and Microbial Biochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Sector 39-A, Chandigarh, India

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FK SSC. Performed the experiments: FK BV DP. Analyzed the data: FK SSC. Wrote the paper: FK SSC.

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