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Result: Your query found 1 resistance gene(s) from the BacMet Experimentally Confirmed database

Gene_name	Experimentally Verified Resistance Gene Information	Predicted Resistance Gene Information
merA	BacMet ID: BAC0224 Code for: Enzyme Family: Class-I pyridine nucleotide-disulfide oxidoreductase family Sequence: FASTA Cross-database information: Link Organism: Bacillus cereus R6007 Location: Chromosome Compound: Mercury (Hg), Phenylmercury Acetate [class: Organo-mercury] Description: Mercury reductase enzyme, merA; resistance to Hg2+ in bacteria appears to be governed by a specialized system which includes mercuric reductase. MerA protein is responsible for volatilizing mercury as Hg0. Length (amino acid): 631 Reference: Gupta et al. 1999; Pubmed- 10559175	Similar resistance genes in 'BacMet Predicted database'

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