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Appl Environ Microbiol

Title:		"Organomercurial-volatilizing bacteria in the mercury-polluted sediment of Minamata Bay, Japan"
Author(s):		Nakamura K; Sakamoto M; Uchiyama H; Yagi O;
Address:		"Department of Basic Medical Science, National Institute for Minamata Disease, Kumamoto, Japan"
Journal Title:		Appl Environ Microbiol
Year:		1990
Volume:		56
Issue:		1
Page Number:		304 - 305
DOI:		10.1128/aem.56.1.304-305.1990
ISSN/ISBN:		0099-2240 (Print) 1098-5336 (Electronic) 0099-2240 (Linking)
Abstract:		"A total of 4,604 bacterial strains isolated from the sediments of Minamata Bay and nearby low-level-mercury stations (control stations) were screened for the ability to volatilize mercury from inorganic and organic mercurial compounds. The strains that volatilize mercury from several kinds of organomercurials were found only in the sediments of Minamata Bay"
Keywords:		"Bacillus/metabolism Bacteria/*metabolism Biodegradation, Environmental Corynebacterium/metabolism Japan Micrococcus/metabolism Organomercury Compounds/*metabolism Pseudomonas/metabolism *Soil Microbiology Vibrio/metabolism Volatilization *Water Microbiolo;"
Notes:		"MedlineNakamura, K Sakamoto, M Uchiyama, H Yagi, O eng 1990/01/01 Appl Environ Microbiol. 1990 Jan; 56(1):304-5. doi: 10.1128/aem.56.1.304-305.1990"