Overview of mercury methylation capacities among anaerobic bacteria including representatives of the sulphate-reducers: Implications for environmental studies

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Ranchou Peyruse, M ^a   Monperrus, M ^a   Bridou, R ^a   Duran, R ^a   Amouroux, D ^a   Salvado, J C ^a   Guyoneaud, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

Author keywords

Clostridia; Geobacteraceae; Mercury; Methylation; Methylmercury; Sulphate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLATION; METHYLMERCURY; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; FIRMICUTES; GEOBACTERACEAE; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 58149463189     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450802599227     Document Type: Review

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