Detection of mercuric reductase (MerA) gene from Micrococcus sp. isolated from Signy Island, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Wijaya, Dani, Lalung, Japareng, Merican, Faradina Merican Mohd, Omar, Wan Maznah Wan, Convey, Peter, Zainuddin, Zarina, Untari, Ludmilla F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 2021
• Subjects: Antarctic; South Orkney Islands; Signy Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530601/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530601/1/66925b_dbd54b17665c4daeb634e58de1461e1e.pdf; https://msbmb2010.wixsite.com/mjbmb

Mercury (Hg) is a heavy metal that can be released into the environmentthrough natural activity such as volcanic eruptions and release from vegetation during bushfires, and anthropogenic activities such as the gold mining process and fossil fuel burning. Most atmospheric mercury is elemental Hg (Hg0...