Analysis of the microbial community structure by monitoring an Hg methylation gene (hgcA) in paddy soils along an Hg gradient

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2874-2879

  Liu, Yu Rong ^a   Yu, Ri Qing ^b   Zheng, Yuan Ming ^a   He, Ji Zheng ^a,c  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; BACTERIA; GENES; MERCURY (METAL); METHYLATION; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOILS;

CANONICAL CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; GENE DIVERSITY; HG CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURIES (HG); MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; MOLECULAR BIOMARKER; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MERCURY; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIODIVERSITY; CHINA; MERCURY; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84898670748     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.04225-13     Document Type: Article

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