Cobalt limitation of growth and mercury methylation in sulfate-reducing bacteria

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-99

  Ekstrom, Eileen B ^a   Morel, François M M ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; COBALT; MERCURY (METAL); METHYLATION;

CARBON METABOLISM; INORGANIC COBALT; METHYLATION RATES;

SOIL SURVEYS;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; COBALT; CYANOCOBALAMIN; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; COBALT; MERCURY (METAL); METHYLATION; SOIL SURVEYS;

BACTERIUM; BIOAVAILABILITY; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COBALT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; METHYLMERCURY; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DESULFOCOCCUS MULTIVORANS; DESULFOVIBRIO AFRICANUS; GROWTH INHIBITION; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM;

COBALT; MERCURY; METHYLATION; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; SULFATES; SULFIDES; SULFUR-REDUCING BACTERIA; VITAMIN B 12;

DESULFOCOCCUS MULTIVORANS; DESULFOVIBRIO AFRICANUS;

EID: 37549034666     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0705644     Document Type: Article

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