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Applied Microbiology VOLUME 49
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Applied Microbiology Edited by ALLEN I. LASKIN
JOAN W. BENNETT
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CONTENTS
Microbial Transformations of Explosives SUSAN J. ROSSER, AMRIK BASRAN, EMMA R. TRAVIS, CHRISTOPHER E. FRENCH, AND NEIL C. BRUCE I. II. III. IV. V.
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nitroaromatic Explosives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nitramine Explosives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nitrate Ester Explosives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Biodiversity of Acidophilic Prokaryotes KEVIN B. HALLBERG AND D. BARRIE JOHNSON I. II. III. IV.
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .