Periodic Reporting for period 1 - MER-CURE (Using global marine metagenomics to understand MERcury microbial associated processes: finding a CURE for mercury contaminated environments)

Anthropogenic perturbations have alarmingly tripled the mercury content of surface Earth reservoirs (atmosphere, ocean, or terrestrial) compared to pre-anthropogenic conditions. Nowadays, millions of people are exposed to harmful levels of this potent neurotoxin, concretely to...