In the invited lecture Uros Petrovič presented the approach to the analysis on the genomic level using the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model organism for studying environmental issues, such as molecular mechanism of pesticide action.
COBISS.SI-ID: 20635431
We assessed the effects of imidacloprid on survival, weight gain, feeding rate, total protein content, glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activity, and digestive gland epithelial thickness in juveniles and adults of the terrestrial isopod Porcellio scaber. After two weeks of feeding on imidacloprid-dosed food, weight gain and feeding rate in juveniles, and feeding rate and digestive gland epithelial in adults were most affected. Due to its increasing use of crop protection and higher persistence in soil, imidacloprid might be potentially more danger after long-term application.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3845146