Evaluation of the toxic effects of arsenite, chromate, cadmium, and copper using a battery of four bioassays

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1343-1350

  Ko, Kyung Seok ^a   Lee, Pyeong Koo ^a   Kong, In Chul ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bioassays; Bioluminescence; Enzyme activity; Metals; Mutation; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

BIOASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MUTAGENICITY; MUTATION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEED GERMINATION; TOXIC COMPOUNDS; TOXIC EFFECT;

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CADMIUM; CHROMATES; COPPER; CULTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INDUSTRIAL POISONS; METALS; SALMONELLA; SEED; TOXICITY;

BIOASSAY;

2 NITROFLUORENE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; CADMIUM; CHROMIC ACID; COPPER; SODIUM AZIDE; ARSENOUS ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARSENITE; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CADMIUM; CHROMATE; COPPER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERMINATION; MUTAGENICITY; MUTATION; ROOT VEGETABLE; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BIOASSAY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GERMINATION; LACTUCA; MUTAGENICITY; RAPHANUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

LACTUCA; RAPHANUS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ARSENITES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CADMIUM; CHROMATES; COPPER; PLANTS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84875810160     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3724-2     Document Type: Article

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