Anaerobic oxidation of Hg(0) and methylmercury formation by Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ND132

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 166-177

  Colombo, Matthew J ^a   Ha, Juyoung ^a,b   Reinfelder, John R ^a   Barkay, Tamar ^a   Yee, Nathan ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLATION; METHYLMERCURY; OXIDATION; TRANSFORMATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS;

EID: 84876499962     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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