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Riboflavin content of coelomocytes in earthworm (Dendrodrilus rubidus) field populations as a molecular biomarker of soil metal pollution

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Riboflavin content of coelomocytes in earthworm (Dendrodrilus rubidus) field populations as a molecular biomarker of soil metal pollution. / Plytycz, Barbara; Lis-Molenda , Urszula; Cygal, Malgorzata et al.
In: Environmental Pollution, Vol. 157, No. 11, 11.2009, p. 3042-3050.

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Plytycz, B, Lis-Molenda , U, Cygal, M, Kielbasa, E, Grebosz, A, Duchnowski, M, Andre, J & Morgan, AJ 2009, 'Riboflavin content of coelomocytes in earthworm (Dendrodrilus rubidus) field populations as a molecular biomarker of soil metal pollution', Environmental Pollution, vol. 157, no. 11, pp. 3042-3050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2009.05.046

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Plytycz, B., Lis-Molenda , U., Cygal, M., Kielbasa, E., Grebosz, A., Duchnowski, M., Andre, J., & Morgan, A. J. (2009). Riboflavin content of coelomocytes in earthworm (Dendrodrilus rubidus) field populations as a molecular biomarker of soil metal pollution. Environmental Pollution, 157(11), 3042-3050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2009.05.046

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Plytycz B, Lis-Molenda U, Cygal M, Kielbasa E, Grebosz A, Duchnowski M et al. Riboflavin content of coelomocytes in earthworm (Dendrodrilus rubidus) field populations as a molecular biomarker of soil metal pollution. Environmental Pollution. 2009 Nov;157(11):3042-3050. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.05.046

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Plytycz, Barbara ; Lis-Molenda , Urszula ; Cygal, Malgorzata et al. / Riboflavin content of coelomocytes in earthworm (Dendrodrilus rubidus) field populations as a molecular biomarker of soil metal pollution. In: Environmental Pollution. 2009 ; Vol. 157, No. 11. pp. 3042-3050.

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title = "Riboflavin content of coelomocytes in earthworm (Dendrodrilus rubidus) field populations as a molecular biomarker of soil metal pollution",
abstract = "The effect of Pb + Zn on coelomocyte riboflavin content in the epigeic earthworm Dendrodrilus rubidus inhabiting three metalliferous soils and one reference soil was measured by flow cytometry and spectrofluorimetry. A reciprocal polluted↔unpolluted worm transfer experiment (4-week exposure) was also performed. High proportions of autofluorescent eleocytes were counted in worms from all localities, but intense riboflavin-derived autofluorescence was detectable only in reference worm eleocytes. Other findings were: (i) fluorophore(s) other than riboflavin is/are responsible for eleocyte autofluorescence in residents of metalliferous soils; (ii) riboflavin content was reduced in the eleocytes of worms transferred from unpolluted to metal-polluted soil; (iii) the riboflavin content of D. rubidus eleocytes is a promising biomarker of exposure; (iv) COII mitochondrial genotyping revealed that the reference population is genetically distinct from the three mine populations; (v) metal exposure rather than genotype is probably the main determinant of inter-population differences in eleocyte riboflavin status.",
keywords = "Earthworms, Coelomocytes, Riboflavin, Biomonitoring, Pb, Zn, Genotyping",
author = "Barbara Plytycz and Urszula Lis-Molenda and Malgorzata Cygal and Edyta Kielbasa and Anna Grebosz and Micha{\l} Duchnowski and Jane Andre and Morgan, {A. John}",
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language = "English",
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AU - Plytycz, Barbara

AU - Lis-Molenda , Urszula

AU - Cygal, Malgorzata

AU - Kielbasa, Edyta

AU - Grebosz, Anna

AU - Duchnowski, Michał

AU - Andre, Jane

AU - Morgan, A. John

PY - 2009/11

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N2 - The effect of Pb + Zn on coelomocyte riboflavin content in the epigeic earthworm Dendrodrilus rubidus inhabiting three metalliferous soils and one reference soil was measured by flow cytometry and spectrofluorimetry. A reciprocal polluted↔unpolluted worm transfer experiment (4-week exposure) was also performed. High proportions of autofluorescent eleocytes were counted in worms from all localities, but intense riboflavin-derived autofluorescence was detectable only in reference worm eleocytes. Other findings were: (i) fluorophore(s) other than riboflavin is/are responsible for eleocyte autofluorescence in residents of metalliferous soils; (ii) riboflavin content was reduced in the eleocytes of worms transferred from unpolluted to metal-polluted soil; (iii) the riboflavin content of D. rubidus eleocytes is a promising biomarker of exposure; (iv) COII mitochondrial genotyping revealed that the reference population is genetically distinct from the three mine populations; (v) metal exposure rather than genotype is probably the main determinant of inter-population differences in eleocyte riboflavin status.

AB - The effect of Pb + Zn on coelomocyte riboflavin content in the epigeic earthworm Dendrodrilus rubidus inhabiting three metalliferous soils and one reference soil was measured by flow cytometry and spectrofluorimetry. A reciprocal polluted↔unpolluted worm transfer experiment (4-week exposure) was also performed. High proportions of autofluorescent eleocytes were counted in worms from all localities, but intense riboflavin-derived autofluorescence was detectable only in reference worm eleocytes. Other findings were: (i) fluorophore(s) other than riboflavin is/are responsible for eleocyte autofluorescence in residents of metalliferous soils; (ii) riboflavin content was reduced in the eleocytes of worms transferred from unpolluted to metal-polluted soil; (iii) the riboflavin content of D. rubidus eleocytes is a promising biomarker of exposure; (iv) COII mitochondrial genotyping revealed that the reference population is genetically distinct from the three mine populations; (v) metal exposure rather than genotype is probably the main determinant of inter-population differences in eleocyte riboflavin status.

KW - Earthworms

KW - Coelomocytes

KW - Riboflavin

KW - Biomonitoring

KW - Pb

KW - Zn

KW - Genotyping

U2 - 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.05.046

DO - 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.05.046

M3 - Journal article

VL - 157

SP - 3042

EP - 3050

JO - Environmental Pollution

JF - Environmental Pollution

SN - 0269-7491

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