Demethylation─ the other side of the mercury methylation coin: a critical review

T Barkay, B Gu - ACS Environmental Au, 2021 - ACS Publications
The public and environmental health consequences of mercury (Hg) methylation have
drawn much attention and considerable research to Hg methylation processes and their …

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 …

The Combined Effect of Hg(II) Speciation, Thiol Metabolism, and Cell Physiology on Methylmercury Formation by Geobacter sulfurreducens

M Gutensohn, JK Schaefer, E Yunda… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The chemical and biological factors controlling microbial formation of methylmercury (MeHg)
are widely studied separately, but the combined effects of these factors are largely unknown …

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 …

Contrary effects of phytoplankton Chlorella vulgaris and its exudates on mercury methylation by iron-and sulfate-reducing bacteria

X Yin, L Wang, X Liang, L Zhang, J Zhao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is a pervasive environmental pollutant and poses serious health concerns as
inorganic Hg (II) can be converted to the neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg), which …

MeHg production in eutrophic lakes: Focusing on the roles of algal organic matter and iron-sulfur-phosphorus dynamics

T Wang, X Yang, Z Li, W Chen, X Wen, Y He… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
The mechanisms by which eutrophication affects methylmercury (MeHg) production have
not been comprehensively summarized, which hinders accurately predicting the MeHg risk …

S-adenosyl-L-methionine is the unexpected methyl donor for the methylation of mercury by the membrane-associated HgcAB complex

K Zheng, KW Rush, SS Date, A Johs, JM Parks… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Mercury (Hg) is a heavy metal that exhibits high biological toxicity. Monomethylmercury and
dimethylmercury are neurotoxins and a significant environmental concern as they …

[HTML][HTML] Novel Insights on Extracellular Electron Transfer Networks in the Desulfovibrionaceae Family: Unveiling the Potential Significance of Horizontal Gene …

V Gonzalez, J Abarca-Hurtado, A Arancibia… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Some sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), mainly belonging to the Desulfovibrionaceae family,
have evolved the capability to conserve energy through microbial extracellular electron …

[HTML][HTML] Phenotypic and Genomic Characterization of a Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium Pseudodesulfovibrio methanolicus sp. nov. Isolated from a Petroleum Reservoir …

SK Bidzhieva, TP Tourova, VV Kadnikov… - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Corrosion of steel equipment during oil production, transportation, and
refining is a big global issue, leading to significant economic losses. The main agents of …

Pseudodesulfovibrio thermohalotolerans sp. nov., a novel obligately anaerobic, halotolerant, thermotolerant, and sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a western …

SL Gaikwad, SD Pore, PK Dhakephalkar, SS Dagar… - Anaerobe, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Characterization and documentation of strain MCM B-1480 T, a novel sulfate-
reducing bacterium isolated from produced water of India's western offshore hydrocarbon …