Optimisation of the microbiological mutagenicity assay based on genetically modified Vibrio harveyi strains

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 241-246

  Podgórska, Beata ^a   Chȩć, Ewa ^a   Ulanowska, Katarzyna ^b   Wȩgrzyn, Grzegorz ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Marine environment; Mutagenic pollution; Mutagenicity assay; Vibrio harveyi

Indexed keywords

MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPLANKTON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPARISON; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEAWATER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VIBRIO; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 20544450849     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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