Nitrospina-Like Bacteria Are Potential Mercury Methylators in the Mesopelagic Zone in the East China Sea
Yuya Tada, Kohji Marumoto, Akinori Takeuchi
Abstract
genes could play a critical role in microbial Hg accumulation in the oxygenated mesopelagic layers of the ECS.
Topics & Concepts
Mesopelagic zoneMetagenomicsMethylmercuryBiologyVerrucomicrobiaFirmicutesSeawaterWater columnPhylogenetic treeDeltaproteobacteriaMercury (programming language)16S ribosomal RNABacteriaEcologyGeneGeneticsBioaccumulationPelagic zoneGammaproteobacteriaComputer scienceProgramming languageMercury impact and mitigation studiesMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyWater Treatment and Disinfection