Optimisation of a microbial bioassay for contaminated soil monitoring: bacterial inoculum standardisation and comparison with Microtox® assay

A review on advantages of implementing luminescence inhibition test (Vibrio fischeri) for acute toxicity prediction of chemicals

“…The Vibrio fischeri EC 50 values yielded the best correlation with intravenous LD 50 data. Abbondanzi et al (2003) conducted the microtox test (Vibrio fischeri) and a dehydrogenase (DHase) inhibition assay (Pseudomonas fluorescens) on metal ions and organic chemicals. Both the organism yielded good sensitivity with metal ions, however, Pseudomonas fluorescens showed poor sensitivity to organic chemicals.…”

Evaluation of Toxicity Analysis for Foundry Sand Specifications

“…test was considered to be less desirable than the bioluminescent bacteria because the algae were more difficult to maintain and much slower to respond. V. fischeri was compared to Pseudomonas flourescens (Abbondanzi et al 2003) for sensitivity to metals and organic contaminants. The organisms had similar sensitivity to metals, but the Pseudomonas flourescens was less sensitive to organics than V. fisheri.…”

Sediment Toxicity of Industrialized Coastal Areas of Korea Using Bioluminescent Marine Bacteria

“…Furthermore, it does not entail ethical problems, and requires only 5-30 min for toxicity prediction (Park et al, 2005;Parvez et al, 2006;Ocampo-Duque et al, 2008). Its results have been compared with those of other conventional bioassays, with good correlation in many cases (Guerra, 2001;Abbondanzi et al, 2003;Parvez et al, 2006). Among several other bioassays, the bacterial bioluminescence bioassay has proven to be the most *Corresponding author: jyu@nfrdi.go.kr sensitive to contaminated marine sediments, in comparison to several other bioassays (Long et al, 1996;Beg et al, 2001;Long et al, 2002;Park et al, 2005;Narracci et al, 2009).…”