Volume 6, Number 4, p.p. 159-161
The study of the biodegradational potency of nitrogen-fixing microörganisms
M. Kikvidze, L. Basilashvili, M. Bagalishvili* and N. Nutsubidze
Durmishidze Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Georgian Academy of Sciences, David Agmashenebeli Allée 10 km, 0159 Tbilisi, Georgia
The ability to degrade 2,4,6-trinitroluene (TNT) has been studied in a collection of nitrogen- fixing microörganisms isolated from various soils of Georgia. Nitrogen fixers with a high potential for the degradation of TNT, including Azospirillum, have been revealed. Efficient associations of plant-microbes based on these nitrogen fixers have been selected for the phytoremediation of contaminated soils.
Keywords:
Azospirillum, biodegradation, nitrogen-fixing microörganisms.