Understanding gold toxicity in aerobically-grown Escherichia coli

Abstract Background There is an emerging field to put into practice new strategies for developing molecules with antimicrobial properties. In this line, several metals and metalloids are currently being used for these purposes, although their cellular effect(s) or target(s) in a particular organism...

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Main Authors: C. Muñoz-Villagrán, F. Contreras, F. Cornejo, M. Figueroa, D. Valenzuela-Bezanilla, R. Luraschi, C. Reinoso, J. Rivas-Pardo, C. Vásquez, M. Castro, F. Arenas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40659-020-00292-5