Prevalence of heterotrophic methylmercury detoxifying bacteria across oceanic regions
I. Sanz-Saez, C. Pereira Garcia, A. G. Bravo, L. Trujillo, M. Pla i Ferriol, M. Capilla, P. Sanchez, R. d. C. Rodriguez Martin-Doimeadios, S. G. Acinas, O. Sanchez
The paper examines mercury resistance genes in marine bacteria, finding they are widely distributed in oceanic regions, including the bathypelagic zone, with some strains efficiently degrading methylmercury.
bioRxiv · Aug 9, 2021Microbiology