Potential use of flow cytometry in toxicity studies with microalgae
Title
Potential use of flow cytometry in toxicity studies with microalgaeDate
2000-03Citation
Franqueira D, Orosa M, Torres E, Herrero C, Cid A. Potential use of flow cytometry in toxicity studies with microalgae. Sci Total Environ. 2000;247(2-3):119-26
Abstract
[Abstract]Cytotoxic effects of aquatic pollutants on microalgae are very heterogeneous, and they are influenced by environmental conditions and the test species. Stress produced by copper or paraquat addition to the culture medium of two microalgae was analysed by flow cytometry. Parameters assayed were: cell volume, chlorophyll a fluorescence and cell viability. The variety of results obtained in the present study reveals that flow cytometry is a useful tool in the toxicity tests with microalgae, both marine and freshwater species, and for different kind of pollutants.
Keywords
Paraquat
Flow cytometry
Aquatic toxicity test
Microalgae
Copper
Flow cytometry
Aquatic toxicity test
Microalgae
Copper