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Bacillus pasteurii DR2, a broad-spectrum Hg-resistant bacterial strain, exhibited delayed sporulation and less mercury volatilization in the presence of mercury compounds. However, Hg-sensitiveBacillus subtilis sporulated quickly in the presence of HgCl2 and volatilized no mercury. Levels of Hg2+-reductase and organomercurial lyase in the endospores ofBacillus pasteurii DR2 were lower than those in vegetative cells
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Pahan, K., Ghosh, D.K., Chaudhuri, J. et al. Mercury detoxifying enzymes within endospores of a broad-spectrum mercury resistantBacillus pasteurii strain DR2 . J. Biosci. 20, 83–88 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02711583
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