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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Desulfovibrio africanus str. Walvis Bay
SUBMITTER: James Moberly
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-32580 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Environmental science & technology 20120420 9
The biogeochemical transformations of mercury are a complex process, with the production of methylmercury, a potent human neurotoxin, repeatedly demonstrated in sulfate- and Fe(III)-reducing as well as methanogenic bacteria. However, little is known regarding the morphology, genes, or proteins involved in methylmercury generation. Desulfovibrio africanus strain Walvis Bay is a Hg-methylating δ-proteobacterium with a sequenced genome and has unusual pleomorphic forms. In this study, a relationshi ...[more]