Mercury methylation by novel microorganisms from new environments

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 11810-11820

  Gilmour, Cynthia C ^a   Podar, Mircea ^b   Bullock, Allyson L ^a   Graham, Andrew M ^d   Brown, Steven D ^b   Somenahally, Anil C ^b   Johs, Alex ^c   Hurt, Richard A ^b   Bailey, Kathryn L ^b   Elias, Dwayne A ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d GRINNELL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC MARKERS; MERCURIES (HG); MERCURY METHYLATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL GENOMES; MOLECULAR PROBES; NUMBER OF SPECIES; TOXIC TRACE METALS;

ALKYLATION; GENES; METHYLATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

BACTERIUM; FERMENTATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENOME; HABITAT TYPE; METHYLATION; METHYLMERCURY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; PHYLOGENETICS; TOXICITY; TRACE METAL;

ARCHAEON; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOACCUMULATION; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; FIRMICUTES; GENE CLUSTER; HGCAB GENE; MARKER GENE; METHANOGEN; METHYLATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR PROBE; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYLOGENY; RELIABILITY; SALINITY; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA; BATCH CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GENES, BACTERIAL; MERCURY; METHYLATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84886940477     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es403075t     Document Type: Article

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