COMPARATIVE-STUDY OF THE TOXIC ACTIONS OF 2,2-BIS-(P-CHLOROPHENYL)-1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE AND 2,2-BIS(P-CHLOROPHENYL)-1,1-DICHLOROETHYLENE ON THE GROWTH AND RESPIRATORY ACTIVITY OF A MICROORGANISM USED AS A MODEL

Authors
DONATO MM JURADO AS ANTUNESMADEIRA MD MADEIRA VMC
Citation
Mm. Donato et al., COMPARATIVE-STUDY OF THE TOXIC ACTIONS OF 2,2-BIS-(P-CHLOROPHENYL)-1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE AND 2,2-BIS(P-CHLOROPHENYL)-1,1-DICHLOROETHYLENE ON THE GROWTH AND RESPIRATORY ACTIVITY OF A MICROORGANISM USED AS A MODEL, Applied and environmental microbiology, 63(12), 1997, pp. 4948-4951
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Applied and environmental microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00992240
Volume
63
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
4948 - 4951
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(1997)63:12<4948:COTTAO>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A strain of Bacillus stearothermophilus was used as a model for a comp arative study of the toxic effects of 2,2-bis(p- chlorophenyl)-1,1,1-t richloroethane and 2,2-bis(p- chlorophenyl)-1,1-dichloroethylene. Bact erial growth, the O-2 consumption rate, and respiration-related enzyma tic activities provided quantitative data in agreement with results re ported for other systems. The use of this bacterium for screening for chemical toxicity is discussed.