Demethylation─ the other side of the mercury methylation coin: a critical review

T Barkay, B Gu - ACS Environmental Au, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
The public and environmental health consequences of mercury (Hg) methylation have
drawn much attention and considerable research to Hg methylation processes and their …

Cellular and genetic mechanism of bacterial mercury resistance and their role in biogeochemistry and bioremediation

M Priyadarshanee, S Chatterjee, S Rath… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is a highly toxic element that occurs at low concentrations in nature. However,
various anthropogenic and natural sources contribute around 5000 to 8000 metric tons of …

Microbial mercury methylation in aquatic environments: a critical review of published field and laboratory studies

O Regnell, CJ Watras - Environmental science & technology, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
Methylmercury (MeHg) is an environmental contaminant of concern because it biomagnifies
in aquatic food webs and poses a health hazard to aquatic biota, piscivorous wildlife and …

Mercury methylation by anaerobic microorganisms: a review

M Ma, H Du, D Wang - Critical Reviews in Environmental Science …, 2019‏ - Taylor & Francis
Although mercury (Hg) is toxic at all valence states, organic Hg, especially
monomethylmercury (MeHg, CH3Hg+, methylmercury), is more toxic than inorganic Hg (Hg …

Selective and efficient removal of mercury from aqueous media with the highly flexible arms of a BioMOF

M Mon, F Lloret, J Ferrando‐Soria… - Angewandte …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
A robust and water‐stable metal–organic framework (MOF), featuring hexagonal channels
decorated with methionine residues (1), selectively captures toxic species such as CH3Hg+ …

Mercury methylation by metabolically versatile and cosmopolitan marine bacteria

H Lin, DB Ascher, Y Myung, CH Lamborg… - The ISME …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
Microbes transform aqueous mercury (Hg) into methylmercury (MeHg), a potent neurotoxin
that accumulates in terrestrial and marine food webs, with potential impacts on human …

Enhancing Extracellular Electron Transfer of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 through Coupling Improved Flavin Synthesis and Metal-Reducing Conduit for Pollutant …

D Min, L Cheng, F Zhang, XN Huang… - … science & technology, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Dissimilatory metal reducing bacteria (DMRB) are capable of extracellular electron transfer
(EET) to insoluble metal oxides, which are used as external electron acceptors by DMRB for …

Mercury cycling in freshwater systems-An updated conceptual model

BA Branfireun, C Cosio, AJ Poulain, G Riise… - Science of the Total …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The widely accepted conceptual model of mercury (Hg) cycling in freshwater lakes
(atmospheric deposition and runoff of inorganic Hg, methylation in bottom sediments and …

Understanding mercury methylation in the changing environment: Recent advances in assessing microbial methylators and mercury bioavailability

WL Tang, YR Liu, WY Guan, H Zhong, XM Qu… - Science of the Total …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a neurotoxin, mainly derived from microbial mercury methylation in
natural aquatic environments, and poses threats to human health. Polar regions and paddy …

Mercury and sulfur redox cycling affect methylmercury levels in rice paddy soils across a contamination gradient

J Liu, J Chen, AJ Poulain, Q Pu, Z Hao… - Environmental …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Methylmercury (MeHg) contamination in rice via paddy soils is an emerging global
environmental issue. An understanding of mercury (Hg) transformation processes in paddy …