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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2026

Methane cycling microbes are important predictors of methylmercury accumulation in rice paddies.

Rui Zhang, Alexandre J Poulain, Qiang Pu, Jiang Liu, Mahmoud A Abdelhafiz, Xinbin Feng, Bo Meng, Daniel S Grégoire

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Rui ZhangDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3496-4070
Alexandre J PoulainDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0488-3993
Qiang PuState Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, China.
Jiang LiuState Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, China.
Mahmoud A AbdelhafizState Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7640-7067
Xinbin FengState Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7462-8998
Bo MengState Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7827-8673
Daniel S GrégoireDepartment of Chemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1109-7333

Funding

Guizhou Provincial Major Scientific and Technological Program [2024]013National Natural Science Foundation of China 42394092Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada RGPIN-2022-04891
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Abstract

Microbial production of methylmercury from inorganic mercury in rice paddies poses health risks to consumers of this essential dietary staple. Although mercury-methylating communities are well characterized, the microbial guilds contributing to methylmercury accumulation in rice paddies remain unclear. Here, we collected paddy soils across a mercury concentration gradient throughout the rice-growing season to identify microbial and environmental factors influencing methylmercury dynamics. We show that

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BacteriaMethaneMethylmercury CompoundsOryzaSoil MicrobiologySoil PollutantsMercuryRhizosphereMercuryMethaneMethylmercury CompoundsSoil Pollutantsdemethylationmercurymetagenomicsmethanogenmethanotrophmethylationmethylmercury

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