Eight Gram-negatives bacterial isolates were resistant to high concentrations of mercury.
The isolated Pseudomonas sp. B50A removed 86% of the mercury present in the medium.
In the crude extract of this strain was detected mercuric (II) reductase activity.
The isolate and the enzyme detected were effective in reducing Hg(II) to Hg(0).
The results suggest that this microorganism has potential to bioremediation technologies.