DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00424-10
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.
FOOTNOTES
- Received 16 February 2010.
- Accepted 12 April 2010.
↵▿ Published ahead of print on 23 April 2010.
- American Society for Microbiology
