Background and Research on Copper Alloys as an Antimicrobial Surface and the CusB protein of the Copper-Transporting Efflux System CusCFBA
Bactericidal properties of copper surfaces have been investigated in search of selfsanitizing materials in food and healthcare industries. However, bacteria in these environments are rapidly acquiring antibiotic and heavy metal resistance, which is thought to be a co-selection process (Baker-Austin,...
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The University of Arizona.
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/146238 |