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Abundance and expression of <i>hgcAB</i> genes and mercury availability jointly explain methylmercury formation in stratified brackish waters

2022-02-10

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Neurotoxic methylmercury (MeHg) is formed by microbial methylation of inorganic divalent Hg (Hg II ) and constitutes severe environmental and human health risks. The methylation is enabled by hgcA and hgcB genes, but it is not known if the associated molecular-level processes are rate-limiting or enable accurate prediction of MeHg formation in nature. In this study, we investigated the relationships between hg...

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DOI: 10.1101/2022.02.08.479533

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