Publications by authors named "Hugo Sallet"
Growth substrate limitation enhances anaerobic arsenic methylation by strain EML.
Appl Environ Microbiol
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how a specific anaerobic strain of bacteria, EML, methylates arsenic as a potential strategy for competing with other microorganisms in paddy soil environments, suggesting this process may be a form of microbial warfare.
- Experiments demonstrated that when strain EML was grown in nutrient-reduced media with arsenite, it produced a toxic byproduct, monomethylarsonous acid (MMAs(III)), with increased concentrations correlating to lower nutrient levels, indicating a link between substrate competition and arsenic methylation.
- The findings reveal a new ecological role for anaerobic arsenic methylation, emphasizing the importance of interactions between microbes, which could have implications for