Defluorination of Sodium Fluoroacetate by Bacteria from Soil and Plants in Brazil

The aim of this work was to isolate and identify bacteria able to degrade sodium fluoroacetate from soil and plant samples collected in areas where the fluoroacetate-containing plants Mascagnia rigida and Palicourea aenofusca are found. The samples were cultivated in mineral medium added with 20 mmo...

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Main Authors: Expedito K. A. Camboim, Michelle Z. Tadra-Sfeir, Emanuel M. de Souza, Fabio de O. Pedrosa, Paulo P. Andrade, Chris S. McSweeney, Franklin Riet-Correa, Marcia A. Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/149893
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