Mercury methylation by interspecies hydrogen and acetate transfer between sulfidogens and methanogens

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1987-1990

  Pak, K R ^a   Bartha, R ^a,b  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; FRESH WATER; MERCURY; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COCULTURE; DESULFOVIBRIO; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOVIBRIO; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031799670     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.6.1987-1990.1998     Document Type: Article

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