Antimicrobial Activity of Metals and Metalloids

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Antimicrobial Activity of Metals and Metalloids. / Li, Yuan Ping; Fekih, Ibtissem Ben ; Fru, Ernest Chi ; Moraleda-Munoz, Aurelio ; Li, Xuan Ji; Rosen, Barry P.; Yoshinaga, Masafumi ; Rensing, Christopher .

In: Annual Review of Microbiology, Vol. 75, 9, 2021.

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Harvard

Li, YP, Fekih, IB, Fru, EC, Moraleda-Munoz, A, Li, XJ, Rosen, BP, Yoshinaga, M & Rensing, C 2021, 'Antimicrobial Activity of Metals and Metalloids', Annual Review of Microbiology, vol. 75, 9. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-micro-032921-123231

APA

Li, Y. P., Fekih, I. B., Fru, E. C., Moraleda-Munoz, A., Li, X. J., Rosen, B. P., Yoshinaga, M., & Rensing, C. (2021). Antimicrobial Activity of Metals and Metalloids. Annual Review of Microbiology, 75, [9]. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-micro-032921-123231

Vancouver

Li YP, Fekih IB, Fru EC, Moraleda-Munoz A, Li XJ, Rosen BP et al. Antimicrobial Activity of Metals and Metalloids. Annual Review of Microbiology. 2021;75. 9. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-micro-032921-123231

Author

Li, Yuan Ping ; Fekih, Ibtissem Ben ; Fru, Ernest Chi ; Moraleda-Munoz, Aurelio ; Li, Xuan Ji ; Rosen, Barry P. ; Yoshinaga, Masafumi ; Rensing, Christopher . / Antimicrobial Activity of Metals and Metalloids. In: Annual Review of Microbiology. 2021 ; Vol. 75.

Bibtex

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title = "Antimicrobial Activity of Metals and Metalloids",
abstract = "Competition shapes evolution. Toxic metals and metalloids have exerted selective pressure on life since the rise of the first organisms on the Earth, which has led to the evolution and acquisition of resistance mechanisms against them, as well as mechanisms to weaponize them. Microorganisms exploit antimicrobial metals and metalloids to gain competitive advantage over other members of microbial communities. This exerts a strong selective pressure that drives evolution of resistance. This review describes, with a focus on arsenic and copper, how microorganisms exploit metals and metalloids for predation and how metal- and metalloid-dependent predation may have been a driving force for evolution of microbial resistance against metals and metalloids.",
author = "Li, {Yuan Ping} and Fekih, {Ibtissem Ben} and Fru, {Ernest Chi} and Aurelio Moraleda-Munoz and Li, {Xuan Ji} and Rosen, {Barry P.} and Masafumi Yoshinaga and Christopher Rensing",
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