Observations on the affect of metallic mercury upon some microorganisms

✍ Scribed by Horwitz, Leonard

• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 1957
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 783 KB
• Volume: 49
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0095-9898
• DOI: 10.1002/jcp.1030490305

✦ Synopsis

Research Ins ta t ut es (Fels P und) , Unz versbty of C h Lcago, Chzcago, Illanozs FOUR FIGURES

Although it has long been known that metallic mercury can exert a toxic influence on living organisms (Pennell and Weatherley, 54; Stock, '42), many workers have made metabolic studies using a mercury electrode (Blinks and Sliow, '38 ; Dutton and Manning, '41 ; Moore and Duggar, '49; Petering and Daniels, '38 ; TT'inzler, '41) for measuring oxygen tension, in which metallic mercury comes into inore or less intimate contact with the organism. These workers had recognized the danger of mercury poisoning and had taken precautions to ensure that their results were not being affected by the presence of mercury. Most organisms studied, including yeast (Petering and Daniels, '38 ; TZrinzler, '41), Chlorella (Dutton This work was made possible through financial assistance from the Atomic Energy Commission (Contract No. AT[11-1]-239) and the Fels Fund.