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Esterase enzyme activity from three waterborne bacterial species exposed to five contaminant compounds found in wastewaters

Published by U.S. Geological Survey | Department of the Interior | Catalog Last Checked: May 05, 2026 at 08:14 PM | Dataset Last Updated: May 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
To explore the capacity of microbiota to reflect water quality, we advanced methods using flow cytometry for measuring bacterial metabolic activity. After exposure of three bacterial species to five compounds that can be found in watersheds (i.e., an herbicide, a preservative, an antibiotic, and two hormones), flow cytometry methodology was used to measure esterase activity.

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