Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1474
Title: Genotoxicity assessment of the Danube River using tissues of freshwater bream (Abramis brama)
Authors: Kostić, Jovana
Kolarević, Stoimir 
Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta
Aborgiba, Mustafa
Gačić, Zoran
Lenhardt, Mirjana
Vuković Gačić, Branka 
Keywords: Comet assay;Seasonal variations;Genotoxicity;Freshwater bream;The Danube River;Sentinel organism
Issue Date: 1-Oct-2016
Journal: Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Abstract: 
© 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. This study examines the use of freshwater bream (Abramis brama) as a sentinel organism for genotoxicity assessment of the Danube River using the comet assay. Sampling of bream was performed during February, April, August, and November in 2014 to assess seasonal variation of DNA damage level as a response to genotoxicity in annual cycle. Additionally, concentrations of fecal coliforms and enterococci were analyzed and they indicated a critical to strong level of fecal pollution on investigated locality during annual cycle. Comet assay was performed on blood, liver, and gill cells of bream. DNA damage level was expressed using tail intensity (TI %), Olive tail moment (OTM), and tail length (TL pix). According to TI and OTM, all three tissues had the highest level of DNA damage in August. The lowest level of DNA damage in liver was measured during February, in blood during November, and in gills during April. According to TL, gills had the highest level of DNA damage in February, and liver cells had the lowest level of damage during April. Multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) showed that DNA damage in blood cells is under the strong influence of variations in NO2, NO3−, NH4+ levels and also the variation in temperature and oxygen levels. DNA damage in liver cells is highly associated with the variations of Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, and PO43− levels. DNA damage in gill cells is strongly affected by the variations of As, Cd, Pb, Cr, and COD (Mn) levels. Freshwater bream is shown to be a potentially good indicator organism in genotoxic potential field studies.
URI: https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1474
ISSN: 0944-1344
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7213-0
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