Quantification and characterization of mercury resistant bacteria in sediments contaminated by artisanal small-scale gold mining activities, Kedougou region, Senegal

This study describes Hg-resistant bacterial present in the aquatic sediments artisanal small-scale gold mining ASGM activities along Gambia River Kedougou, Senegal. Mercury (Hg) is used for gold amalgamation in artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) activities. The level of total Hg in sediment samples was determined by automatic mercury analyser. Bacterial (colony-forming units) susceptibility to Hg was evaluated by minimal inhibitory...