Cytogenetic damage induced by crude oil in Anodonta cygnea (mollusca,bivalvia) assessed by the comet assay and micronucleus test

S. Eskandari; H. Mozdarani; A. Mashinchian Moradi; M. H. Shahhosseiny

Volume 2, Issue 4 , December 2012, , Pages 215-224

Abstract
  Crude oil is enriched in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Many PAH analogs have proved to potentially damage DNA. DNA damage can be assessed using various biomarkers to find out the degree of genotoxicity of pollutants following in vitro exposure. In this research the comet assay and micronucleus ...  Read More

Genetic Identification of Symbiodinium in Genus Acropora off Farur Island, Persian Gulf

S. Rahmani; P. Ghavam Mostafavi; M. H. Shahhosseiny; Gh. Vosoughi; A. Faraji

Volume 1, Issue 1 , December 2011, , Pages 43-50

Abstract
  Coral reefs which form some of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth support many symbiotic relationships. Symbiodinium can provide up to 90% of a coral.s energy requirements. Temperature rise, turbid water and high salinity in the Persian Gulf were among the factors separating zooxanthellae from corals ...  Read More