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Widespread microbial mercury methylation genes in the global ocean

2019-05-24

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Methylmercury is a neurotoxin that bioaccumulates from seawater to high concentrations in marine fish, putting human and ecosystem health at risk. High methylmercury levels have been found in the oxic subsurface waters of all oceans, yet only anaerobic microorganisms have been identified so far as efficient methylmercury producers in anoxic environments. The microaerophilic nitrite oxidizing bacteria Nitrospina h...

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DOI: 10.1101/648329

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