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Killing of Bacteria by Copper Surfaces Involves Dissolved Copper

Cristina Molteni, Helge K. Abicht, Marc Solioz

Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2010 · 175 citations · 13 references

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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.

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