Chapter title |
Detection of Metal and Organometallic Compounds with Bioluminescent Bacterial Bioassays
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Chapter number | 332 |
Book title |
Bioluminescence: Fundamentals and Applications in Biotechnology - Volume 3
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Published in |
Advances in biochemical engineering biotechnology, January 2015
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DOI | 10.1007/10_2015_332 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-927405-8, 978-3-31-927407-2
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Authors |
M. J. Durand, A. Hua, S. Jouanneau, M. Cregut, G. Thouand, Durand, M. J., Hua, A., Jouanneau, S., Cregut, M., Thouand, G. |
Abstract |
Chemical detection of metal and organometallic compounds is very specific and sensitive, but these techniques are time consuming and expensive. Although these techniques provide information about the concentrations of compounds, they fail to inform us about the toxicity of a sample. Because the toxic effects of metals and organometallic compounds are influenced by a multitude of environmental factors, such as pH, the presence of chelating agents, speciation, and organic matter, bioassays have been developed for ecotoxicological studies. Among these bioassays, recombinant luminescent bacteria have been developed over the past 20 years, and many of them are specific for the detection of metals and metalloids. These bioassays are simple to use, are inexpensive, and provide information on the bioavailable fraction of metals and organometals. Thus, they are an essential complementary tool for providing information beyond chemical analysis. In this chapter, we propose to investigate the detection of metals and organometallic compounds with bioluminescent bacterial bioassays and the applications of these bioassays to environmental samples. Graphical Abstract. |
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