A bioluminescence based test for assimilable organic carbon

摘要

The present invention provides a method of determining the concentration of assimilable organic carbon (AOC) in saline water including inactivating the sample, inoculating the sample with a bacterium, incubating said sample at a controlled temperature, using a plate reader to measure bioluminescence and using the bioluminescence reading to determine the concentration of assimilable organic carbon in the sample. Assays using either the bioluminescent marine bacteria