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Killing bacteria present on surfaces in films or in droplets using microwave UV lamps

Journal Article
Barkhudarov, E. M., Christofi, N., Kossyi, I. A., Misakyan, M. A., Sharp, J., & Taktakhisvili, I. M. (2008)
Killing bacteria present on surfaces in films or in droplets using microwave UV lamps. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 24(6), 761-769. doi:10.1007/s11274-007-9536-y
The killing of bacteria on surfaces by two types of UV sources generated by microwave radiation is described. In both cases, UV radiation is produced by gasdischarge electrode...

A new short-term toxicity assay using Aspergillus awamori with recombinant aequorin gene

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Kozlova, O., Zwinderman, M., & Christofi, N. (2005)
A new short-term toxicity assay using Aspergillus awamori with recombinant aequorin gene. BMC Microbiology, 5, Article 40. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-5-40
Background Most currently available short-term toxicity assays are based on bacterial cells. Therefore there is a need for novel eukaryotic microbial bioassays that will be re...

Congruence in the performance of model nitrifying activated sludge plants located in Germany, Scotland and Spain

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Christofi, N., Aspichueta, E., Dalzell, D., De la Sota, A., Etxebarria, J., Fernandes, T., …Schmellenkamp, P. (2002)
Congruence in the performance of model nitrifying activated sludge plants located in Germany, Scotland and Spain. Water Research, 37(1), 177-187. doi:10.1016/s0043-1354(02)00119-7
A laboratory model nitrifying activated sludge plant treating OECD synthetic sewage was designed and constructed by each of three laboratories in Germany, Scotland and Spain i...

A comparison of five rapid direct toxicity assessment methods to determine toxicity of pollutants to activated sludge

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de la Sota, A., Aspichueta, E., Dalzell, D., Dalzell, D., Alte, S., Aspichueta, E., …Christofi, N. (2002)
A comparison of five rapid direct toxicity assessment methods to determine toxicity of pollutants to activated sludge. Chemosphere, 47(5), 535-545. doi:10.1016/s0045-6535(01)00331-9
Five rapid direct toxicity assessment methods were used in three European partner countries to determine the toxicity of single toxicants, mixed toxicants and real industrial ...