Mercury methylation independent of the acetyl-coenzyme a pathway in sulfate-reducing bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 5414-5422

  Ekstrom, Eileen B ^a,b   Morel, François M M ^b   Benoit, Janina M ^c  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYMES; VITAMINS;

ANOXIC WATERS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ACETYL COENZYME A; CHLOROFORM; CYANOCOBALAMIN; METHYLMERCURY; SULFATE; WATER;

BIOCHEMISTRY; METHYLMERCURY; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBON METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFOVIBRIO; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; SEDIMENT; SPECIES; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ACETYL COENZYME A; DESULFOVIBRIO; DESULFOVIBRIO AFRICANUS; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; KINETICS; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFUR-REDUCING BACTERIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOBACTER; DESULFOVIBRIO; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0141482101     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.9.5414-5422.2003     Document Type: Article

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