The <i>Salmonella</i> Mutagenicity of Sediments from Gediz River (Western Turkey)
Articles > Article · 2008
Authors: Meltem Boyacioglu, Hatice Parlak, Özlem ÇAKAL ARSLAN
SU URUNLERI DERGISI, Journal Indexed in ESCI, International, WoS, 2008, vol 25, pp 13-17
Summary
In this study, sediments from the delta of Gediz River which is one of the most important bird areas protected as Ramsar site were investigated for their potential mutagenicity in TA98 and TA100 strains of Salmonella typhimurium by performing Ames test (plate incorporation assay) without metabolic activation. Mutagenicity results for both strains showed that the sediment samples contained no mutagenic substance but most of them had toxic effects which decreased the growth of bacteria in all sampling sites.