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An Anaerobic Biosensor Assay for the Detection of Mercury and Cadmium
Published on: December 17, 2018
まとめ
湖の堆積物微生物は当初,無機水銀からメチル水銀を産生した. さらにインキュベーションが進むとメチル水銀が分解され,揮発性水銀が放出され,純粋な培養でメチル水銀がメタンと水銀 (Hg) に分解される.
科学分野:
- 環境微生物学 環境微生物学
- バイオジオケミストリー バイオジオケミストリー
- 水銀による汚染
背景:
- 水銀 (Hg) は,複雑な環境サイクルを持つ有毒な重金属です.
- メチル水銀は,非常に有毒な有機形態の水銀である.
- 湖の堆積物は,水銀のメチル化と脱メチル化プロセスの重要な環境である.
研究 の 目的:
- 湖の堆積物における無機水銀の微生物による変換を調査する.
- メチル水銀を分解できる微生物を特定する.
- メチル水銀分解の最終製品を特徴付けるために.
主な方法:
- 湖の沈殿物を無機水銀 (Hg2+) でインキュベーションする.
- 微生物コンソーシアムの培養と純粋な細菌株の分離.
- フラームイオン化ガスクロマトグラフィー (メタン) と質量スペクトロメトリ (Hg(0) を用いたヘッドスペースガスの分析.
主要な成果:
- メチル水銀の初期蓄積に続いて,その急速な減少と無機水銀 (Hg) の揮発性.
- 混合微生物培養によってメチル水銀の分解の実証.
- 純培養でメチル水銀をメタンとHg(0) に分解する4種類の細菌株を分離.
結論:
- 湖の堆積物の微生物コミュニティは,無機水銀をメチル水銀に変換し,その後メチル水銀を分解することができます.
- 特定の細菌分離は,水銀の脱メチル化と揮発に責任があります.
- この微生物のプロセスは,水銀の環境的運命を決定する上で重要な役割を果たします.
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