Application of bioluminescence-based microbial biosensors to the ecotoxicity assessment of organotins

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 353-358

  Bundy, J G ^a   Wardell, J L ^a   Campbell, C D ^b   Killham, K ^a   Paton, G I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOSENSORS; DEIONIZED WATER; EXTRACTION; INSECTICIDES; ORGANOMETALLICS; SOIL MOISTURE;

BREAKDOWN PRODUCTS; DIBUTYLTIN; ECOTOXICITY; MICROBIAL BIOSENSOR; MICROTOX; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; ORGANOTINS; PURE WATER; SOIL EXTRACTS; TRIBUTYL TIN;

TOXICITY;

ORGANOTIN COMPOUND;

BIOSENSOR; ORGANOTIN; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; ECOTOXICITY; POLLUTION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; TECHNIQUE;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0030726066     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00231.x     Document Type: Article

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