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Water Research

Volume 7, Issue 6, June 1973, Pages 881-888
Water Research

Biodegradation of nitrilotriacetate (NTA) by bacteria—I. Isolation of bacteria able to grow anaerobically with NTA as a sole carbon source

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Abstract

Bacterial strains with the ability to utilize nitrilotriacetate (NTA) under aerobic and anaerobic conditions have been isolated from natural waters exposed to NTA. One of these strains (NTA-A2) is a facultative anaerobe which grows under anaerobic conditions on NTA if nitrate is available in the medium. (Under aerobic conditions this strain can utilize acetate, glucose and some other sugars as well as NTA but not EDTA (ethylenediaminotetraacetate) or lactose as the sole carbon source.) The properties and characteristics of the strain NTA-A2 are described.

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