Copper Resistance Mediates Long-Term Survival of Cupriavidus metallidurans in Wet Contact With Metallic Copper

Copper Resistance Mediates Long-Term Survival of Cupriavidus metallidurans in Wet Contact With Metallic Copper

Metallic copper to combat bacterial proliferation in drinking water systems is being investigated as an attractive alternative to existing strategies. A potential obstacle to this approach is the induction of metal resistance mechanisms in contaminating bacteria, that could severely impact inactivat...

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Main Authors: Laurens Maertens, Ilse Coninx, Jürgen Claesen, Natalie Leys, Jean-Yves Matroule, Rob Van Houdt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
copper
Cupriavidus
drinking water
VBNC
heavy metal resistance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01208/full

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