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Environmental mercury is usually present as dissolved mercury in water, or as Hg2+ ions. | Environmental mercury is usually present as dissolved mercury in water, or as Hg2+ ions. | ||
"References" | |||
An initial characterization of the mercury resistance (mer) system of the thermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus HB27. | |||
Wang Y, Freedman Z, Lu-Irving P, Kaletsky R, Barkay T. | |||
FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 2009 Jan;67(1):118-29. | |||
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. | |||
Revision as of 14:50, 4 May 2010
Purpose
- to create a novel biosensor that detects environmental mercury, specifically inorganic (un-methylated) mercury.
Rationale
Environmental mercury is usually present as dissolved mercury in water, or as Hg2+ ions.
"References"
An initial characterization of the mercury resistance (mer) system of the thermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus HB27. Wang Y, Freedman Z, Lu-Irving P, Kaletsky R, Barkay T. FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 2009 Jan;67(1):118-29. Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
