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[Interaction of bacteria with mercuric compounds].
Mikrobiologiia - 1 Jan 2000
Ostrovskiĭ D N, Lysak E I, Demina G R, Biniukov V I
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the interaction of mercuric compounds with the bacteria Corynebacterium ammoniagenes, Micrococcus luteus, and Mycobacterium smegmatus capable of producing hydroxylamines (R-NOH) and 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-2,4-cyclopyrophosphate (MECP), which are prone to form free radicals. The interaction of these substances with Hg2+ ions and their dynamics during the mercuric poisoning of bacteria was studied...
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