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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.1016/S0045-6535(97)00340-8
Titel (primär) Toxicity testing with Vibrio fischeri: A comparison between the long term (24 h) and the short term (30 min) bioassay
Autor Backhaus, T.; Froehner, K.; Altenburger, R.; Grimme, L.H.
Quelle Chemosphere
Erscheinungsjahr 1997
Department OEC; BIOTOX; COE
Band/Volume 35
Heft 12
Seite von 2925
Seite bis 2938
Sprache englisch
Abstract

The acute bioluminescence inhibition assay using the marine bacterium Vihrio fischeri as the test organism is a widely used short term toxicity test. This paper compares the standard 30 minutes test with a 24 h assay using the same organism and the same test parameter. For that purpose concentration-response relationships were determined for a set of selected substances, reflecting different modes and mechanisms of action.

The results indicate a severe blind spot of the acute biotest: The toxicity of certain specifically acting chemicals is drastically underestimated here, while the chronic biotest gives a more reliable estimate of the toxicity of these substances.

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Backhaus, T., Froehner, K., Altenburger, R., Grimme, L.H. (1997):
Toxicity testing with Vibrio fischeri: A comparison between the long term (24 h) and the short term (30 min) bioassay
Chemosphere 35 (12), 2925 - 2938 10.1016/S0045-6535(97)00340-8