{"entity": "researcher", "timestamp": "2026-08-11T14:51:17.048Z", "family": "Bj\u00f6rn", "given": "Erik", "initials": "E", "orcid": "0000-0001-9570-8738", "affiliations": ["Department of Chemistry Ume\u00e5 University  Ume\u00e5 Sweden"], "links": {"self": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/d52d4c83dda84cea9e018199a8cfc304.json"}, "display": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/d52d4c83dda84cea9e018199a8cfc304"}}, "publications": [{"entity": "publication", "iuid": "e105bd630ef34bb0a01ca502b207908e", "links": {"self": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/publication/e105bd630ef34bb0a01ca502b207908e.json"}, "display": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/publication/e105bd630ef34bb0a01ca502b207908e"}}, "title": "Climate-driven deoxygenation promoted potential mercury methylators in the past Black Sea water column", "authors": [{"family": "Zhong", "given": "Meifang", "initials": "M", "orcid": "0000-0001-8995-5468", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/db04492b3b6c4596a4b6eda2007f4dc1.json"}}, {"family": "Barrenechea Angeles", "given": "In\u00e9s", "initials": "I", "orcid": "0000-0002-8051-4110", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/117e061371ff48088a21ac74e9321dfa.json"}}, {"family": "More", "given": "Kuldeep D", "initials": "KD", "orcid": "0000-0002-8278-8086", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/3b7cfdaad6614e6986ddd3a9c25434c4.json"}}, {"family": "Picard", "given": "Ma\u00eflys", "initials": "M"}, {"family": "Bertilsson", "given": "Stefan", "initials": "S", "orcid": "0000-0002-4265-1835", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/2c17765c2a9f4383b5383138d11ae93f.json"}}, {"family": "Bravo", "given": "Andrea G", "initials": "AG", "orcid": "0000-0002-8341-3462", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/749bb106ca6b452d82603ef8cf3cbdee.json"}}, {"family": "Bj\u00f6rn", "given": "Erik", "initials": "E", "orcid": "0000-0001-9570-8738", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/d52d4c83dda84cea9e018199a8cfc304.json"}}, {"family": "Coolen", "given": "Marco J L", "initials": "MJL", "orcid": "0000-0002-0417-920X", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/044cf58a620c40d8843b06e37942bdf4.json"}}, {"family": "Capo", "given": "Eric", "initials": "E", "orcid": "0000-0001-9143-7061", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/a4017e9c8167487b882ee2d045d96494.json"}}], "type": "journal-article", "published": "2025-10-08", "journal": {"title": "Nat Water", "issn": "2731-6084", "issn-l": null}, "abstract": null, "doi": "10.1038/s44221-025-00526-4", "pmid": null, "labels": {"National Genomics Infrastructure": "Service", "NGI Short read": "Service", "NGI Uppsala (SNP&SEQ Technology Platform)": "Service", "Bioinformatics Support for Computational Resources": "Service"}, "xrefs": [], "notes": [], "created": "2025-11-07T07:26:40.967Z", "modified": "2025-11-14T11:07:32.517Z"}, {"entity": "publication", "iuid": "dc75e1039071444c97665eeac886fd6a", "links": {"self": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/publication/dc75e1039071444c97665eeac886fd6a.json"}, "display": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/publication/dc75e1039071444c97665eeac886fd6a"}}, "title": "Expression Levels of hgcAB Genes and Mercury Availability Jointly Explain Methylmercury Formation in Stratified Brackish Waters.", "authors": [{"family": "Capo", "given": "Eric", "initials": "E", "orcid": "0000-0001-9143-7061", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/a4017e9c8167487b882ee2d045d96494.json"}}, {"family": "Feng", "given": "Caiyan", "initials": "C"}, {"family": "Bravo", "given": "Andrea G", "initials": "AG"}, {"family": "Bertilsson", "given": "Stefan", "initials": "S"}, {"family": "Soerensen", "given": "Anne L", "initials": "AL", "orcid": "0000-0002-8490-8600", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/80c5602b03254dd6a9bee71d0429b678.json"}}, {"family": "Pinhassi", "given": "Jarone", "initials": "J"}, {"family": "Buck", "given": "Moritz", "initials": "M"}, {"family": "Karlsson", "given": "Camilla", "initials": "C"}, {"family": "Hawkes", "given": "Jeffrey", "initials": "J", "orcid": "0000-0003-0664-2242", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/cf1580e588fb405b95b1690038d93914.json"}}, {"family": "Bj\u00f6rn", "given": "Erik", "initials": "E", "orcid": "0000-0001-9570-8738", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/d52d4c83dda84cea9e018199a8cfc304.json"}}], "type": "journal article", "published": "2022-09-20", "journal": {"title": "Environ. 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Additionally, we characterized the metabolic capacities of hgc+ microorganisms by reconstructing their genomes from metagenomes (i.e., hgc+ MAGs), which highlighted the versatility of putative HgII methylators in the water column of the Baltic Sea. 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