Species-specific stable isotope fractionation of mercury during Hg(II) methylation by an anaerobic bacteria (Desulfobulbus propionicus) under dark conditions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 9183-9188

  Rodŕiguez Gonźalez, Pablo ^a   Epov, Vladimir N ^a   Bridou, Romain ^a   Tessier, Emmanuel ^a   Guyoneaud, Remy ^a   Monperrus, Mathilde ^a   Amouroux, David ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BACTERIAL STRAINS; CELL DENSITY; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; CONTINUOUS SAMPLING; DARK CONDITIONS; EXPONENTIAL GROWTH; FRACTIONATION FACTORS; FUNCTION OF TIME; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; MONOMETHYL MERCURY; RAYLEIGH; STABLE ISOTOPES; STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIAL; STARTING MATERIALS;

ALKYLATION; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; CONTINUOUS CELL CULTURE; ISOTOPES; METHYLATION;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; DARK; FERMENTATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CALCULATION; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DARKNESS; DEMETHYLATION; DESULFOBULBUS PROPIONICUS; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; FRACTIONATION; MASS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; SAMPLE; SAMPLING; SPECIES;

CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; DARKNESS; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; MERCURY ISOTOPES; METHYLATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOBULBUS PROPIONICUS;

EID: 72849122266     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es902206j     Document Type: Article

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