Volatilization of Mercuric Chloride by Mercury-Resistant Plasmid-Bearing Strains of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus , and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- 1 February 1973
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 113 (2) , 1070-1072
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.113.2.1070-1072.1973
Abstract
Several bacterial strains carrying genes determining mercury resistance on naturally occurring plasmids will convert 10−5m Hg2+ (chloride) to a form of mercury which is volatile and soluble in organic solvents. The volatilization activity is induced by exposure to HgCl2.Keywords
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