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Genome sequence of the mercury-methylating and pleomorphic Desulfovibrio africanus Strain Walvis Bay |
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| Authors: | Brown Steven D Wall Judy D Kucken Amy M Gilmour Cynthia C Podar Mircea Brandt Craig C Teshima Hazuki Detter John C Han Cliff S Land Miriam L Lucas Susan Han James Pennacchio Len Nolan Matt Pitluck Sam Woyke Tanja Goodwin Lynne Palumbo Anthony V Elias Dwayne A |
| Institution: | Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA. brownsd@ornl.gov |
| Abstract: | Desulfovibrio africanus strain Walvis Bay is an anaerobic sulfate-reducing bacterium capable of producing methylmercury (MeHg), a potent human neurotoxin. The mechanism of methylation by this and other organisms is unknown. We present the 4.2-Mb genome sequence to provide further insight into microbial mercury methylation and sulfate-reducing bacteria. |
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