Microbial mercury transformations: molecules, functions and organisms
RQ Yu, T Barkay - Advances in applied microbiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Mercury (Hg) methylation, methylmercury (MeHg) demethylation, and inorganic
redox transformations of Hg are microbe-mediating processes that determine the fate and …
redox transformations of Hg are microbe-mediating processes that determine the fate and …
[HTML][HTML] Cutting edge tools in the field of soil microbiology
The study of the whole of the genetic material contained within the microbial populations
found in a certain environment is made possible by metagenomics. This technique enables …
found in a certain environment is made possible by metagenomics. This technique enables …
Metabolically diverse microorganisms mediate methylmercury formation under nitrate-reducing conditions in a dynamic hydroelectric reservoir
Brownlee Reservoir is a mercury (Hg)-impaired hydroelectric reservoir that exhibits dynamic
hydrological and geochemical conditions and is located within the Hells Canyon Complex in …
hydrological and geochemical conditions and is located within the Hells Canyon Complex in …
Mercury methylation genes identified across diverse anaerobic microbial guilds in a eutrophic sulfate-enriched lake
BD Peterson, EA McDaniel, AG Schmidt… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Mercury (Hg) methylation is a microbially mediated process that converts inorganic Hg into
bioaccumulative, neurotoxic methylmercury (MeHg). The metabolic activity of methylating …
bioaccumulative, neurotoxic methylmercury (MeHg). The metabolic activity of methylating …
Environmental formation of methylmercury is controlled by synergy of inorganic mercury bioavailability and microbial mercury‐methylation capacity
BD Peterson, DP Krabbenhoft… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Methylmercury (MeHg) production is controlled by the bioavailability of inorganic divalent
mercury (Hg (II) i) and Hg‐methylation capacity of the microbial community (conferred by the …
mercury (Hg (II) i) and Hg‐methylation capacity of the microbial community (conferred by the …
Expanded phylogenetic diversity and metabolic flexibility of mercury-methylating microorganisms
Methylmercury is a potent bioaccumulating neurotoxin that is produced by specific
microorganisms that methylate inorganic mercury. Methylmercury production in diverse …
microorganisms that methylate inorganic mercury. Methylmercury production in diverse …
Deltaproteobacteria and Spirochaetes-like bacteria are abundant putative mercury methylators in oxygen-deficient water and marine particles in the Baltic Sea
Methylmercury (MeHg), a neurotoxic compound biomagnifying in aquatic food webs, can be
a threat to human health via fish consumption. However, the composition and distribution of …
a threat to human health via fish consumption. However, the composition and distribution of …
[HTML][HTML] Microbial community function and methylmercury production in oxygen-limited paddy soil
Z Li, T Wang, X Yang, X Wen, W Chen, Y He… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Methylmercury is a neurotoxic compound that can enter rice fields through rainfall or
irrigation with contaminated wastewater, and then contaminate the human food chain …
irrigation with contaminated wastewater, and then contaminate the human food chain …
[HTML][HTML] Performance, mechanism and environmental effect evaluation of thiol-functionalized montmorillonites for Hg-contaminated paddy soil remediation
P Pei, T Sun, Y Xu, Y Sun - Geoderma, 2024 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) contamination in paddy soils has attracted increasing attention due to the
health risks of human exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) through rice ingestion. To safely …
health risks of human exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) through rice ingestion. To safely …
Role of ester sulfate and organic disulfide in mercury methylation in peatland soils
We examined the composition and spatial correlation of sulfur and mercury pools in
peatland soil profiles by measuring sulfur speciation by 1s X-ray absorption near-edge …
peatland soil profiles by measuring sulfur speciation by 1s X-ray absorption near-edge …