The presence of mercury resistant bacteria in sediment of gold processing plant

Mercury utilizing in golden mining could produce waste, which contains mercury and causes environment pollution. Mercury belongs to heavy metal which is toxic to living creatures. Mercury can attack the arrangement of central nervous and causes memory loss, tremors and decreases motion capability. Poisoning causing destruction of a fetus has been detected. Minimata desease in Japan is the example of mercury poisoning^1,2.
http://www.cwejournal.org/vol9no2/the-presence-of-mercury-resistant-bacteria-in-sediment-of-gold-processing-plant-at-waekerta-village-of-buru-district-maluku-province-and-their-activity-in-reducing-mercury/