Genome sequence of the mercury-methylating strain Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ND132

Steven D. Brown, Cynthia C. Gilmour, Amy M. Kucken, Judy D. Wall, Dwayne A. Elias, Craig C. Brandt, Mircea Podar, Olga Chertkov, Brittany Held, David C. Bruce, John C. Detter, Roxanne Tapia, Cliff S. Han, Lynne A. Goodwin, Jan Fang Cheng, Samuel Pitluck, Tanja Woyke, Natalia Mikhailova, Natalia N. Ivanova, James HanSusan Lucas, Alla L. Lapidus, Miriam L. Land, Loren J. Hauser, Anthony V. Palumbo

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Abstract

Desulfovibrio desulfuricans strain ND132 is an anaerobic sulfate-reducing bacterium (SRB) capable of producing methylmercury (MeHg), a potent human neurotoxin. The mechanism of methylation by this and other organisms is unknown. We present the 3.8-Mb genome sequence to provide further insight into microbial mercury methylation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2078-2079
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Bacteriology
Volume193
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2011

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