Genome-wide signatures of adaptation to extreme environments in red algae
The high temperature, acidity, and heavy metal-rich environments associated with hot
springs have a major impact on biological processes in resident cells. One group of …
springs have a major impact on biological processes in resident cells. One group of …
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 …
Roles of plant-associated microorganisms in regulating the fate of Hg in croplands: A perspective on potential pathways in maintaining sustainable agriculture
In heavy metal-contaminated croplands, plant-associated microorganisms play important
roles in the adaptation of crops to heavy metals. Plant-associated microbes can interact with …
roles in the adaptation of crops to heavy metals. Plant-associated microbes can interact with …
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 …
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 …
Transcriptomic evidence for versatile metabolic activities of mercury cycling microorganisms in brackish microbial mats
Methylmercury, biomagnifying through food chains, is highly toxic for aquatic life. Its
production and degradation are largely driven by microbial transformations; however …
production and degradation are largely driven by microbial transformations; however …
[HTML][HTML] Arctic methylmercury cycling
Anthropogenic mercury (Hg) undergoes long-range transport to the Arctic where some of it is
transformed into methylmercury (MeHg), potentially leading to high exposure in some Arctic …
transformed into methylmercury (MeHg), potentially leading to high exposure in some Arctic …
Transcriptional Control of hgcAB by an ArsR-Like Regulator in Pseudodesulfovibrio mercurii ND132
CM Gionfriddo, AB Soren, AM Wymore… - Applied and …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The hgcAB gene pair encodes mercury (Hg) methylation capability in a diverse group of
microorganisms, but its evolution and transcriptional regulation remain unknown. Working …
microorganisms, but its evolution and transcriptional regulation remain unknown. Working …
Distribution of total mercury and methylated mercury species in Central Arctic Ocean water and ice
S Jonsson, MGN Mastromonaco, K Gårdfeldt… - Marine Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The central Arctic Ocean remains largely unexplored when it comes to the presence
and cycling of mercury and its methylated forms including mono-and dimethylmercury …
and cycling of mercury and its methylated forms including mono-and dimethylmercury …
Comparative metagenomic study of rhizospheric and bulk mercury-contaminated soils in the mining district of Almadén
D González, M Robas, V Fernández… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Soil contamination by heavy metals, particularly mercury (Hg), is a problem that can
seriously affect the environment, animals, and human health. Hg has the capacity to …
seriously affect the environment, animals, and human health. Hg has the capacity to …