title: Genome sequence of the mercury-methylating and pleomorphic Desulfovibrio africanus Strain Walvis Bay.
abstract: Desulfovibrio africanus strain Walvis Bay is an anaerobic sulfate-reducing bacterium capable of producing methylmercury (MeHg), a potent human neurotoxin. The mechanism of methylation by this and other organisms is unknown. We present the 4.2-Mb genome sequence to provide further insight into microbial mercury methylation and sulfate-reducing bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA. brownsd@ornl.gov
authors.forename: Steven D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Judy D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wall
authors.forename: Amy M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kucken
authors.forename: Cynthia C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Gilmour
authors.forename: Mircea
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Podar
authors.forename: Craig C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: Hazuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Teshima
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Detter
authors.forename: Cliff S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Miriam L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Land
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Len
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pennacchio
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nolan
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pitluck
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Woyke
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goodwin
authors.forename: Anthony V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Palumbo
authors.forename: Dwayne A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Elias
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D045284:Desulfovibrio africanus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D008745:Methylation; D008767:Methylmercury Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009276:Namibia
chemical_list: D008767:Methylmercury Compounds