Recombinant microorganism having enhanced ability to remove nitric oxide and use thereof

A method of reducing a concentration of nitric oxide in a sample comprising nitric oxide, the method comprising contacting the sample with a recombinant microorganism comprising a genetic modification that increases expression of a gene encoding a ferric enterobactin transporter-associated protein or a gene encoding a TonB-dependent transporter-associated protein, or a genetic modification that decreases expression of a gene encoding a ferric uptake regulator (Fur) protein, wherein the recombinant microorganism removes greater amounts of nitric oxide from the sample comprising nitric oxide than a same microorganism without the genetic modification.