Effect of bacterial growth period on the sensitivity of the MTT assay for silver

• Main Authors: M. I. E., Halmi, F., Ahmad, M. A., Syed, M. Y., Shukor, A. K., Hashim, N. A., Shamaan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Triveni Enterprises 2015
• Subjects: MTT assay; Bacterium; Growth Period; Silver
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8115
• Institution: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

Respiratory activity inhibition by toxic compounds in bacteria and yeast has been used to detect toxic compounds in the environment. Often the age of culture contributes towards the sensitivity of detection. In the present work, the effect of growth period on the sensitivity of an inhibitive assay f...