Genome sequence of the mercury-methylating and pleomorphic Desulfovibrio africanus Strain Walvis Bay.
J Bacteriol, 2011/8;193(15):4037-8.
Brown SD[1], Wall JD, Kucken AM, Gilmour CC, Podar M, Brandt CC, Teshima H, Detter JC, Han CS, Land ML, Lucas S, Han J, Pennacchio L, Nolan M, Pitluck S, Woyke T, Goodwin L, Palumbo AV, Elias DA
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PMID: 21642452DOI: 10.1128/JB.05223-11
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Abstract
Desulfovibrio africanus strain Walvis Bay is an anaerobic sulfate-reducing bacterium capable of producing methylmercury (MeHg), a potent human neurotoxin. The mechanism of methylation by this and other organisms is unknown. We present the 4.2-Mb genome sequence to provide further insight into microbial mercury methylation and sulfate-reducing bacteria.
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Base Sequence; Desulfovibrio africanus; Genome, Bacterial; Geologic Sediments; Methylation; Methylmercury Compounds; Molecular Sequence Data; Namibia
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