This work describes a new protocol to assess the ecotoxicity of pollutants, including emerging contaminants such as nanomaterials, using the marine bacterium Vibrio anguillarum. This method allows for the determination of the LC50, or mortality, the concentration that causes a 50% decrease in bacteria culturability, after a 6 h exposure.

Date Published: 5/26/2017, Issue 123; doi: 10.3791/55211

Keywords: Environmental Sciences, Issue 123, Ecotoxicology, marine environment, Vibrio anguillarum, bioassay, microorganism, copper sulphate