The single substance and mixture toxicity of quinolones to the bioluminescent bacterium Vibrio fischeri

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 49-61

  Backhaus, T ^a   Scholze, M ^a   Grimme, L H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Concentration addition; Independent action; Mixture toxicity; NOEC; Quinolones; Vibrio fischeri

Indexed keywords

CINOXACIN; ENOXACIN; FLUMEQUINE; GYRASE INHIBITOR; LOMEFLOXACIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; OXOLINIC ACID; PIPEMIDIC ACID; PIROMIDIC ACID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOKINETICS; VIBRIO;

VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 0034103162     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(99)00069-7     Document Type: Article

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