Rapid detection of mutagens accumulated in plant tissues using a novel Vibrio harveyi mutagenicity assay

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 231-235

  Podgórska, Beata ^a   Królicka, Aleksandra ^b   Łojkowska, Ewa ^b   Wegrzyn, Grzegorz ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Accumulation of mutagens in plants; Detection of mutagens; Mutagenic pollution of environment; Mutagenicity assay

Indexed keywords

MUTAGENIC AGENT;

BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOASSAY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; DETECTION METHOD; MUTAGENICITY; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT TISSUE; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; LUMINESCENCE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; PLANTS; VIBRIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 42049084588     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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