Characterization of the Deltaproteobacteria in contaminated and uncontaminated stream sediments and identification of potential mercury methylators

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 271-282

  Mosher, Jennifer J ^a,c   Vishnivetskaya, Tatiana A ^a,d   Elias, Dwayne A ^a   Podar, Mircea ^a   Brooks, Scott C ^b   Brown, Steven D ^a   Brandt, Craig C ^a   Palumbo, Anthony V ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deltaproteobacteria; Mercury; Methylmercury; Stream sediments

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; DESULFOBACCA; DESULFOBULBUS; DESULFONEMA;

EID: 84863925497     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01563     Document Type: Article

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