Distribution of DNA Sequences Encoding Narrow- and Broad-Spectrum Mercury Resistance
AUTOR(ES)
Rochelle, Paul A.
RESUMO
The distribution of DNA sequences homologous with three mer genes was determined in unselected and mercury-resistant water and sediment isolates. The maximum proportions of unselected bacterial isolates containing DNA hybridizing with the 358merA, 358merB, and 501merR probes, derived from gram-negative organisms, were 93.8, 21, and 100%, respectively. Up to 53.3% of mercury chloride-resistant isolates and 54% of methylmercury hydroxide-resistant isolates did not contain DNA homologous with 358merA or 358merB, respectively. Hybridizations performed at high and low stringencies demonstrated that divergence of the merA gene accounted for many of the mercury-resistant but probe-negative isolates. Sixteen mercury-resistant Bacillus spp. isolated from the least contaminated site all contained DNA homologous with 258merA, originally from a gram-positive organism, but only four hybridized weakly with 358merA. The results demonstrate the wide distribution of mercury resistance genes but, because of the diversity of genetic determinants, highlight the importance of using multiple detection techniques and gene probes derived from a variety of origins for such studies.
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