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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

Microbial Ecology

Principal Investigator

Cynthia Gilmour

gilmourc@si.edu

443-482-2498

Specialty

Microbial Ecologist

Curriculum Vitae

Publications

Gilmour, Cynthia C. ; Elias, Dwayne A. ; Kucken, Amy M. ; Brown, Steven D. ; Palumbo, Anthony V. ; Schadt, Christopher W. ; Wall, Judy D. (2011). Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ND132 as a Model for Understanding Bacterial Mercury Methylation . Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77 (12) , 3938-3951. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02993-10
Orem, William ; Gilmour, Cynthia C. ; Axelrad, Donald ; Krabbenhoft, David ; Scheidt, Daniel ; Kalla, Peter ; McCormick, Paul ; Gabriel, Mark ; Aiken, George R. (2011). Sulfur in the South Florida Ecosystem: Distribution, Sources, Biogeochemistry, Impacts, and Management for Restoration . Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 41 , 249-288. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2010.531201
Sutton-Grier, Ariana E. ; Keller, Jason K. ; Koch, Rachel ; Gilmour, Cynthia C. ; Megonigal, J. Patrick. (2011). Electron donors and acceptors influence anaerobic soil organic matter mineralization in tidal marshes . Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 43 (7) , 1576-1583. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.04.008
Hollweg, T. A. ; Gilmour, Cynthia C. ; Mason, R. P. (2010). Mercury and methylmercury cycling in sediments of the mid-Atlantic continental shelf and slope . Limnology and Oceanography, 55 (6) , 2703-2722. http://dx.doi.org/10.4319/lo.2010.55.6.2703
Dolor, Marvourneen K. ; Gilmour, Cynthia C. ; Helz, George R. (2009). Distinct Microbial Behavior of Re Compared to Tc: Evidence Against Microbial Re Fixation in Aquatic Sediments. Geomicrobiology Journal, 26 (7) , 470-483. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01490450903060822
Gilmour, Cynthia C. ; Riedel, Gerhardt F. (2009). Biogeochemistry of Trace Metals and Metalloids in Inland Aquatic Ecosystems. Encyclopedia of Inland Waters (7-15) Elsevier .
Hollweg, T. A. ; Gilmour, Cynthia C. ; Mason, R. P. (2009). Methylmercury production in sediments of Chesapeake Bay and the mid-Atlantic continental margin . Marine Chemistry, 114 (3-4) , 86-101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marchem.2009.04.004
Mitchell, C. P. J. ; Gilmour, Cynthia C. (2008). Methylmercury production in a Chesapeake Bay salt marsh. Journal of Geophysical Research. G. Biogeosciences, 113 , G00C04. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2008JG000765
Orihel, D. M. ; Blainchfield, P. J. ; Bodaly, R. A. ; Gilmour, Cynthia C. ; Hintelmann, H. (2008). Temporal changes in the distribution, methylation, and bioaccumulation of newly deposited mercury in an aquatic ecossytem. Environmental Pollution, 154 (1) , 77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2007.12.030
Orihel, D. M. ; Paterson, M. J. ; Blainchfield, P. J. ; Bodaly, R. A. ; Gilmour, Cynthia C. ; Hintelmann, H. (2008). Temporal changes in the distribution, methylation, and bioaccumulation of newly deposited mercury in an aquatic ecosystem. Environmental Pollution, 154 (1) , 77-88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2007.12.030
Harris, Reed C. ; Rudd, John W. M. ; Almyot, Marc ; Babiarz, Christopher L. ; Beaty, Ken G. ; Blanchfield, Paul J. ; Bodaly, R. A. ; Branfireun, Brian A. ; Gilmour, Cynthia C. ; Graydon, Jennifer A. ; Heyes, Andrew ; Hintelmann, Holger ; Hurley, James P. ; Kelly, Carol A. ; Krabbenhoft, David P. ; Lindberg, Steven E. ; Mason, Robert P. ; Paterson, Michael J. ; Podemski, Cheryl L. ; Robinson, Art ; Sandilands, Ken A. ; Southworth, George R. ; St. Louis, Vincent L. ; Tate, Michael T. (2007). Whole-ecosystem study shows rapid fish-mercury response to change in mercury deposition . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 104 , 16586-16591.
Krabbenhoft, D. ; Engstrom, D. ; Gilmour, Cynthia C. ; Harris, R. ; Hurley, J. ; Mason, R. (2007). Monitoring and evaluating trends in sediment and water. Ecosystem responses to mercury contamination: Indicators of change (47-86) CRC Press .
Miller, Carrie L. ; Mason, Robert P. ; Gilmour, Cynthia C. ; Heyes, Andrew. (2007). Influence of dissolved organic matter on the complexation of mercury under sulfidic conditions . Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 26 (4) , 624-633. http://dx.doi.org/10.1897/06-375R.1
Munthe, J. ; Bodaly, R. A. Drew ; Branfireun, Brian A. ; Driscoll, C. T. ; Gilmour, Cynthia C. ; Harris, R. ; Horvat, M. ; Lucotte, M. ; Malm, O. (2007). Recovery of mercury-contaminated fisheries . Ambio, 36 , 33-44.
Kerin, E. J. ; Gilmour, Cynthia C. ; Roden, R. ; Suzuki, M. T. ; Coates, J. D. ; Mason, R. P. (2006). Mercury methylation by dissimilatory iron-reducing bacteria . Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 72 , 7919-7921.

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