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Comparison of microbial tests for the detection of heavy metal genotoxicity.
Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology - 1 Aug 1995
Codina J C, Pérez-Torrente C, Pérez-García A, Cazorla F M, de Vicente A
Abstract excerpt
Heavy metal genotoxicity was evaluated by using different microbial tests. Four genotoxicity assays were employed: the Ames test, the E. coli WP2 test, the Mutatox test detecting mutagenicity, and the SOS assay with E. coli-detecting enzyme induction. All the metals tested (cadmium, chromium, copper, mercury, nickel, and zinc) were detected as genotoxic by the Mutatox and the SOS tests. The Ames test and the E....
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