Stanford/BIOE44:Module3:Day2:mercury

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.