Bacteria Mediate Methylation of Iodine in Marine and Terrestrial Environments

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 2718-2722

  Amachi, Seigo ^a,c   Kamagata, Yoichi ^a   Kanagawa, Takahiro ^a   Muramatsu, Yasuyuki ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; IODIDE; IODINATED HYDROCARBON; IODINE; METHYL IODIDE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RHIZOBIUM;

BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FRESH WATER; HYDROCARBONS, IODINATED; IODIDES; IODINE; MARINE BIOLOGY; METHYLATION; RHIZOBIUM; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0035379561     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.6.2718-2722.2001     Document Type: Article

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