Assessing chemical toxicity with the bioluminescent photobacterium (Vibrio fischeri): A comparison of three commercial systems

Water Research

Volumn 35, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 3448-3456

  Jennings, Victor L K ^a   Rayner Brandes, Michael H ^b   Bird, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Effective concentrations; ISO 11348; LUMIStox ; Microtox ; ToxAlert ; Toxicity assays

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOLUMINESCENCE; ERRORS; PH EFFECTS; SOLUBILITY;

BIOASSAYS;

TOXICITY;

REAGENT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

BACTERIUM; INHIBITION;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PH; PHOTOBACTERIUM PHOSPHOREUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; SOLUBILITY; TOXICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTOBACTERIUM; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 0034909901     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(01)00067-7     Document Type: Article

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