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Appl Environ Microbiol
; 76(12): 4099-101, 2010 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20418419
ABSTRACT
Bacteria are rapidly killed on copper surfaces. However, the mechanism of this process remains unclear. Using Enterococcus hirae, the effect of inactivation of copper homeostatic genes and of medium compositions on survival and copper dissolution was tested. The results support a role for dissolved copper ions in killing.