title: Mercury capture into biogenic amorphous selenium nanospheres produced by mercury resistant Shewanella putrefaciens 200.
abstract: Shewanella putrefaciens 200, resistant to high concentration of Hg(II), was selected for co-removal of mercury and selenium from aqueous medium. Biogenic Hg(0) reduced from Hg(II) by S. putrefaciens 200 was captured into extracellular amorphous selenium nanospheres, resulting in the formation of stable HgSe nanoparticles. This bacterial reduction could be a new strategy for mercury removal from aquatic environments without secondary pollution of mercury methylation or Hg(0) volatilization.
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 261 Cheomdan Gwagiro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Shenghua
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Cuong Tu
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Ji-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hieu Van
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Duong
authors.forename: Seunghee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Hor-Gil
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Hur
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000378:metabolism*; D008628:Mercury / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D054118:Nanospheres / Q000737:chemistry*; D012643:Selenium / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D020614:Shewanella putrefaciens / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances; D008628:Mercury; D012643:Selenium