Use of the microorganism Bacillus stearothermophilus as a model to evaluate toxicity of the lipophilic environmental pollutant endosulfan

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 595-601

  Martins, J D ^a   Monteiro, J P ^a   Antunes Madeira, M C ^a   Jurado, A S ^a   Madeira, V M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bacillus stearothermophilus; Bacterial growth; Fluorescence polarization; Lipid membrane; Endosulfan; Endosulfan

Indexed keywords

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM ION; ENDOSULFAN; HEXATRIENE; INSECTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOPHYSICS; CELL DENSITY; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; LIPOPHILICITY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; POLLUTANT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; TOXICITY;

BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0242361628     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2333(03)00090-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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