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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-9-9
pubmed:abstractText
The entomopathogenic nematode (EPN), Steinernema feltiae, is a commonly occurring nematode in the soil in Ireland. Consequently, we have conducted investigations as to the utility of this species as a candidate organism for the detection of chromium in Irish soils. These experiments have demonstrated that S. feltiae can survive and reproduce in the presence of high concentrations of chromium VI. It was observed that concentrations as high as 1000 ppm have little effect on the ability of this organism to produce large numbers of progeny. Nematodes were not observed to reproduce above 1800 ppm. However, an increase in development times for the nematode in vivo was noted at concentrations of 400 ppm upwards. This paper also illustrates the effects upon the beta-tubulin genes within nematode populations exposed to chromium VI in vivo. DNA sequencing has shown that elevated levels of variations occur among the population treatments, although these variations do not appear to be dependent upon chromium concentration. These findings constitute this organism appropriate for further investigation for the development of sub-lethal end points and biomarkers for the detection and biomonitoring of chromium VI contamination in soil.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0048-9697
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
404
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
56-67
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18639920-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18639920-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:18639920-Carcinogens, Environmental, pubmed-meshheading:18639920-Chromates, pubmed-meshheading:18639920-Chromium, pubmed-meshheading:18639920-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:18639920-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:18639920-Ecosystem, pubmed-meshheading:18639920-Environmental Monitoring, pubmed-meshheading:18639920-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:18639920-Host-Parasite Interactions, pubmed-meshheading:18639920-Larva, pubmed-meshheading:18639920-Longevity, pubmed-meshheading:18639920-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:18639920-Moths, pubmed-meshheading:18639920-Pest Control, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:18639920-Rhabditoidea, pubmed-meshheading:18639920-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:18639920-Soil Pollutants, pubmed-meshheading:18639920-Tubulin
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
The effects of chromium VI on the fitness and on the beta-tubulin genes during in vivo development of the nematode Steinernema feltiae.
pubmed:affiliation
Molecular Ecology and Nematode Research Group, Department of Science and Health, Institute of Technology Carlow, Kilkenny Road, Carlow, Ireland. stepboyles@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.