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Mercury-methylating bacteria are associated with copepods: A proof-of-principle survey in the Baltic Sea
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a potent neurotoxin that biomagnifies in marine food webs. Inorganic mercury (Hg) methylation is conducted by heterotrophic bacteria inhabiting sediment or settling detritus, but endogenous methylation by the gut microbiome of animals in the lower food webs is another possibl...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7075563/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32176728 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230310 |