Journal:
:jundishapur journal of microbiology
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nima mirzaei department of microbiology, science and research branch, islamic azad university, tehran, ir iran; department of microbiology, science and research branch, islamic azad university, tehran, ir iran. tel: +98-2188984446, fax: +98-2188957409
hilda rastegari department of microbiology, jahrom branch, islamic azad university, jahrom, ir iran
mehdi kargar department of microbiology, jahrom branch, islamic azad university, jahrom, ir iran
background mercury is one of the most toxic heavy metals. even a small amount of it is toxic for all living organisms. some of bacteria have developed special resistance mechanisms against mercury, in addition to resistant to different antibiotics. these bacteria usually acquire hg and antibiotic resistance genes via horizontal gene transfer in their habitat. objectives the aim of this study wa...
