Tob. Sci., 1965, 9-21, p. 98-101, ISSN.0082-4623
Microbial degradation of nicotine I. cultural characteristics of nicotinophilic bacteria
Research Laboratory, General Cigar Company Inc., Lancaster, Pennsylvania USA
Several bacterial isolates capable of rapid nicotine degradation were obtained from various sources. They can use nicotine as the sole source of carbon and nitrogen. Though they have several common characteristics, they differ in pigment formation...