2003 Volume 13 Issue 3 Pages 695-704
Bacteria, Pseudomonas sp. strain TM15 and Sphingomonas sp. strain TM22, were isolated from soils in Yamada Green Zone, Kitakyushu City that had been used as an ammunition storage area. Possibly, these microorganisms are strains of new species judging from 16S rDNA homology search. Both bacteria have abilities not only to efficiently biotransform 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) to two kinds of mono-aminodinitrotoluene, but also to cleave aromatic ring. Especially, since Pseudomonas sp. strain TM15 can degrade a high concentration of TNT, it is possible to develop a novel bioremediation technology using this strain.
