Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Methylate Mercury at Variable Rates in Pure Culture and in Marine Sediments

King, Jeffrey; E. Kostka, Joel; E. Frischer, Marc; Michael Saunders, F.

doi:10.1128/aem.66.6.2430-2437.2000

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Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Methylate Mercury at Variable Rates in Pure Culture and in Marine Sediments

Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology • Jun 1, 2000

Authors:

Jeffrey King

Joel E. Kostka

Marc E. Frischer

Abstract

Differences in methylmercury (CH(3)Hg) production normalized to the sulfate reduction rate (SRR) in various species of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) were quantified in pure cultures and in marine sediment slurries in order to determine if SRB strains which differ phylogenetically methylate mercury...

Subject

Sulfate

Sulfate-reducing bacteria

Anoxic waters

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