Microcosm Assessment of the Effect of an Acute Mercury Contamination Event on the Structure and Activity of Sediment Bacterial Communities

Vanessa Oliveira, Ana P Silva, Bruna Marques, Adelaide Almeida, Newton CM Gomes, Ana I Lillebo^* and Angela Cunha^*

Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal

^*Corresponding Author(s): Ana I Lillebo, Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal, Tel: +351-234-370-779, Fax: +351-234-426 408 Email: Angela Cunha, Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal, Tel: 351-234-370-784, Fax: +351-234-426 408 Email: