Development of a bioassay reagent usingPhotobacterium phosphoreum as a test for the detection of aquatic toxicants
- 1 May 1992
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Vol. 8 (3) , 316-318
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01201888
Abstract
Lyophilized cells ofPhotobacterium phosphoreum, rehydrated in 2% (w/v) NaCl in 0.022M KH2PO4 at pH 7.0, were used for developing an assay to test the acute toxicity of organic and inorganic compounds. The standardized assay gave good reproducibility of results with 11 organic and four inorganic compounds. Results were compared with reported data obtained with other test organisms and are within their sensitivity ranges. Environmental screening of wastes from oil and petrochemical industries is discussed.Keywords
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