Influence of salinity on Vibrio fischeri and lux-modified Pseudomonas fluorescens toxicity bioassays

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2474-2477

  Cook, Sonja V ^a   Chu, Angus ^a   Goodman, Ron H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Imperial Oil Ltd Resources Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

Microtox; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Salinity; Toxicity; Vibrio fischeri

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; PHENOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; SALINITY; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; LUMINESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SALINITY; TOXICITY TESTING; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PHOTOBACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 0033797045     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620191012     Document Type: Article

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