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Antimicrobial metallic copper surfaces kill Staphylococcus haemolyticus via membrane damage
Recently, copper (Cu) in its metallic form has regained interest for its antimicrobial properties. Use of metallic Cu surfaces in worldwide hospital trials resulted in remarkable reductions in surface contaminations. Yet, our understanding of why microbes are killed upon contact to the metal is stil...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Inc
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3426407/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22950011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.2 |