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 Han
  • Susan 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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