Bacterial detection of the toxicity of dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2238-2242

  Min, Jiho ^a   Chang, Yoon Seok ^b   Gu, Man Bock ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cellular toxicity; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Recombinant bioluminescent bacteria

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TOXICITY;

BACTERIAL CELLS;

ETHERS;

DIOXIN; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STRESS; TOXICITY TESTING; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTORHABDUS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; VIBRIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PHOTOBACTERIUM; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; VIBRIO; VIBRIO FISCHERI; XENORHABDUS;

EID: 0141848439     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/02-465     Document Type: Article

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