Open AccessBiodegradation of Phenylmercuric Acetate by Mercury-Resistant Bacteria
Author(s) -
Jonathan D. Nelson,
William R. Blair,
F. E. Brinckman,
Rita R. Colwell,
Warren P. Iverson
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0003-6919
DOI - 10.1128/aem.26.3.321-326.1973
Subject(s) - biodegradation , mercury (programming language) , bacteria , environmental chemistry , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental science , biology , organic chemistry , computer science , programming language , genetics
Selected cultures of mercury-resistant bacteria degrade the fungicide-slimicide phenylmercuric acetate. By means of a closed system incorporating a flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometer and a vapor phase chromatograph, it was demonstrated that elemental mercury vapor and benzene were products of phenylmercuric acetate degradation.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom