Development of a novel, bioluminescence-based, fungal bioassay for toxicity testing

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 422-429

  Weitz, Hedda J ^a,b   Campbell, Colin D ^b   Killham, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMILLARIA; ARMILLARIA MELLEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MYCENA; PROKARYOTA;

3,5 DICHLOROPHENOL; 3,5-DICHLOROPHENOL; CHLOROPHENOL; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; ZINC;

AGARICALES; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LUMINESCENCE; TOXICITY TESTING;

AGARICALES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHLOROPHENOLS; COPPER; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; TOXICITY TESTS; ZINC;

EID: 0035983605     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-2920.2002.00315.x     Document Type: Article

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