Effect of divalent metals on Hg(II) uptake and methylation by bacteria

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 3007-3013

  Schaefer, Jeffra K ^a   Szczuka, Aleksandra ^a   Morel, François M M ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; CADMIUM; IRON COMPOUNDS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; METHYLATION; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

BIOMAGNIFICATION; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; HUMAN HEALTH CONCERNS; INHIBITORY EFFECT; METAL TRANSPORTERS; NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA; TOXIC SUBSTANCES;

MERCURY (METAL);

ACETIC ACID; CADMIUM; CELL PROTEIN; CHLORIDE; COBALT; CYSTEINE; FERROUS ION; FUMARIC ACID; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MERCURY; NICKEL; NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID; PYROXYLIN; THIOL; TRACE METAL; ZINC ION; HEAVY METAL; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; INHIBITION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METAL; METHYLMERCURY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPHEROPLAST; WHOLE CELL; DRUG EFFECTS; GEOBACTER; METABOLISM;

DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; GEOBACTER; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID;

EID: 84895529352     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es405215v     Document Type: Article

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