Laboratory of Genotoxicology
The main research trends – ecotoxic effects of environmental pollution and ecological changes in freshwater and marine ecosystems. Assessment of genotoxic, cytotoxic and mutagenic effects of chemical compounds in aquatic organisms. Genotoxicity in marine and freshwater ecosystems. Peculiarities of ecotoxic effects and biodegradation of contaminants in microorganism communities of digestive tract of aquatic organism. Species and genera identification in PAH-degradation bacteria from digestive tract of aquatic organism using 16S rRNA sequencing methods.
Laboratory established in 2001 after reorganization of Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology.
Janina Baršienė, Dr Habil. – Head of Laboratory, Chief Researcher
Tel.: +370 5 272 98 95, e-mail: janbar@ekoi.lt
Formation of cytogenetic damage of environmental pollution in aquatic organisms. Development of genotoxicity assays for the monitoring of contaminant effects in marine ecosystems
Laura Andreikėnaitė Dr – Researcher
Tel.: +370 6 1282297, e-mail: laura@ekoi.lt
Genotoxic and cytotoxic effects in fish cells, environmental genotoxicity assessment in situ in indigenous and caged aquatic organisms
Aleksandras Michailovas - Junior Researcher
Laisvė Lideikytė - Junior Researcher
Research Services
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Assessment of environmental genotoxicity using passive and active (deployment) ecological monitoring.
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Assessment of mutagenic effects of hazardous compounds in aquatic organisms.
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Evaluation of cytogenetic disturbances in gonads of organism as markers of reproduction impairments and ecological risk of pollution.
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Identification of oil pollution according to changes in organism digestive tract bakteriocenosis.
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Search of oil-degradation bacteria and their identification with DNA sequencing methods.
Projects
Biological effects of environmental pollution in marine coastal ecosystems (J.Baršienė)
Baltic Sea Regional Project (J.Baršienė)
Development of environmental genotoxicity assays in fish and mussels for the application in monitoring of oil contamination (North, Barents and Mediterranean Seas) (J.Baršienė)
Development of modern aquaculture technology of noble crayfish breeding (L.Mickėnienė)
Publications
Baršienė J. 2002. Genotoxic impacts in Klaipëda Marine Port and Bûtingë Oil terminal areas. Marine Environmental Research 54 (3–5): 475–479.
Šyvokienė J., Mickėnienė L. 2002. Effects of heavy metals on the bacteriocenoses of the digestive tract of fish. Chemia inþynieria ekologiczna 9 (9): 1033–1038.
Voverienė G., Mickėnienė L., Šyvokienė J. 2002. Hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria in the digestive tract of fish, their abundance, species composition, and activity. Acta Zoologica Lituanica 12 (3): 333–340.
Baršienė J. 2002. Cytogenetic damage in viviparid snails inhabiting different lakes in Switzerland. Ekologija 3: 23-28.
Šyvokienė J., Mickėnienė L., Stasiūnaitė P. 2003. The effects of municipal wastewater and heavy metal mixture on larvae of rainbow trout (Oncorchynchus mykiss). Industrial Toxicology 03, Bratislava: 262-264.