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Methylation of mercury from dental amalgam and mercuric chloride by oral streptococci in vitro
Author(s) -
HEINTZE ULF,
EDWARDSSON STIG,
DÉRAND TORE,
BIRKHED DOWEN
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1983.tb00792.x
Subject(s) - mercury (programming language) , amalgam (chemistry) , methylation , chemistry , dentistry , in vitro , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biology , biochemistry , gene , electrode , computer science , programming language
– The capacity of the oral bacteria Streptococcus mitior, S. mutans and S. sanguis to methylate mercury was investigated in vitro. Mercuric chloride and pulverized dental amalgam in distilled water, respectively, were used as sources of mercury. Methylmercury was found in the bacterial cells of all three tested strains. The results indicate that organic mercury compounds may be formed in the oral cavity.