Hormesis responses of free and immobilized light-emitting bacteria

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 227-231

  Christofi, Nick ^a   Hoffmann, Caroline ^a   Tosh, Louise ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial immobilization; Bioassay; Bioluminescence; Hormesis; Polyvinyl alcohol; Toxicity testing; Vibrio fischeri

Indexed keywords

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

BACTERIUM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXPOSURE; HORMESIS; LUMINESCENCE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; VIBRIO FISCHERI; ADAPTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT; REPRODUCIBILITY; VIBRIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CELLULAR ORGANISMS; VIBRIO; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS; VIBRIO;

EID: 0036020117     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.2002.2203     Document Type: Article

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