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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1973 September; 26(3): 321-326
Copyright © 1973 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Biodegradation of Phenylmercuric Acetate by Mercury-Resistant Bacteria

Department of Microbiology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
Inorganic Chemistry Section and Corrosion Section of the National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. 20234

ABSTRACT

Selected cultures of mercury-resistant bacteria degrade the fungicide-slimicide phenylmercuric acetate. By means of a closed system incorporating a flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometer and a vapor phase chromatograph, it was demonstrated that elemental mercury vapor and benzene were products of phenylmercuric acetate degradation.