Comparison of microbial tests for the detection of heavy metal genotoxicity.

doi:10.1007/BF00212978

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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

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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, cop...

Topics

Environmental Exposure
Escherichia coli
Metals
Mutagenicity Tests
Mutation
Salmonella typhimurium
Sewage
Water Pollutants, Chemical

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