Prevalence of Heterotrophic Methylmercury Detoxifying Bacteria across Oceanic Regions
Isabel Sanz-Sáez, Carla Pereira-García, Andrea G. Bravo, Laura Trujillo, Martí Pla i Ferriol, Miguel Capilla, Pablo Sánchez, Rosa C. Rodríguez Martín-Doimeadios, Silvia G. Acinas, Olga Sánchez
Abstract
Oceans. Our findings highlight the biological reductive MeHg degradation as a relevant pathway of the ocean Hg biogeochemical cycle.
Topics & Concepts
AlteromonasMetagenomicsMethylmercuryBiologyMarine bacteriophagePseudoalteromonasGammaproteobacteriaBathyal zoneBacteriaFlavobacteriaceaeMicrobial population biologyHeterotrophBiogeochemical cycleBacteroidetesMicroorganismEcology16S ribosomal RNAGeneGeneticsBioaccumulationBenthic zoneMercury impact and mitigation studiesMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyWater Treatment and Disinfection