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Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Projects

Identification of protein interaction networks, cofactors and protein structures essential for mercury methylation in anaerobic bacteria

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Alexander Johs

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Mercury is a pervasive global pollutant. Methylation of mercury (Hg) by anaerobic bacteria is the primary source of toxic methylmercury, which bioaccumulates up trophic levels and affects humans…

Single molecule FISH for the quantitative detection of mRNA transcripts targeting genes relevant for mercury methylation in Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ND132

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Alexander Johs

Project type

Limited Scope

Mercury (Hg) methylation by anaerobic bacteria and archaea is the primary source of toxic methylmercury (MeHg), which bioaccumulates up trophic levels and affects humans through consumption of fish…