Ames test

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000295",
  "term": "Ames test",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A test for chemical carcinogenicity which determines how many histidine-negative mutant Salmonella typhimurium bacteria acquire the reverse mutation to wild-type due to exposure to the chemical in question.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "bioassays",
    "genotoxicity tests",
    "toxicity testing",
    "carcinogenicity",
    "mutagenicity",
    "yeast mutagenicity assay",
    "comet assay",
    "micronucleus tests"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "ensayo de Ames"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/ames-test/"
}