Title of article
Adaption of Synechococcus sp. IU 625 to growth in the presence of mercuric chloride
Author/Authors
Chu، نويسنده , , Tin-Chun and Murray، نويسنده , , Sean R. and Todd، نويسنده , , Jennifer Rivas Perez، نويسنده , , Winder and Yarborough، نويسنده , , Jonathan R. and Okafor، نويسنده , , Chiedozie and Lee، نويسنده , , Lee H.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
Pages
6
From page
6
To page
11
Abstract
Resistance to heavy metals is important for the survival of bacteria in contaminated environments. In this study, we show that the unicellular cyanobacterial species Synechococcus sp. IU 625 adapts to growth in the presence of mercuric chloride, recovering from pigmentation and morphological defects. Cells accumulate mercury within 2 h of growth and by 3 days, the total mercury concentration is significantly reduced, with all remaining mercury associated with the cells. This suggests that Synechococcus sp. IU 625 can convert mercury to a volatile form.
Keywords
Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. IU 625 , mercury
Journal title
Acta Histochemica
Serial Year
2012
Journal title
Acta Histochemica
Record number
1760010
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