The development of a bioluminescence assay to compare the efficacy of biocides incorporated into plasticised PVC

Biofouling

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-27

  Jones, Catherine ^a   Robson, Geoffrey D ^a   Greenhaulgh, Malcolm ^b   Eastwood, Ian ^b   Handley, Pauline S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Avecia Biologics Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Efficacy; LuxAB genes; Pseudomonas veronii

Indexed keywords

ASSAY; BACTERIUM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CHEMICAL CONTROL; PESTICIDE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS VERONII;

EID: 0036083847     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927010290017699     Document Type: Article

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