AI Article Synopsis
- Desulfovibrio africanus strain Walvis Bay is an anaerobic bacterium that can produce methylmercury (MeHg), which is highly toxic to humans.
- The exact process through which this bacterium and others produce MeHg is not currently understood.
- Researchers have sequenced its 4.2-Mb genome to help improve the understanding of how mercury methylation occurs in these sulfate-reducing bacteria.
Article Abstract
Desulfovibrio africanus strain Walvis Bay is an anaerobic sulfate-reducing bacterium capable of producing methylmercury (MeHg), a potent human neurotoxin. The mechanism of methylation by this and other organisms is unknown. We present the 4.2-Mb genome sequence to provide further insight into microbial mercury methylation and sulfate-reducing bacteria.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3147520 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JB.05223-11 | DOI Listing |
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