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- Title
Copper as a biocidal tool.
- Authors
Borkow, Gadi; Gabbay, Jeffrey
- Abstract
Copper ions, either alone or in copper complexes, have been used to disinfect liquids, solids and human tissue for centuries. Today copper is used as a water purifier, algaecide, fungicide, nematocide, molluscicide as well as an anti-bacterial and anti-fouling agent. Copper also displays potent anti-viral activity. This article reviews (i) the biocidal properties of copper; (ii) the possible mechanisms by which copper is toxic to microorganisms; and (iii) the systems by which many microorganisms resist high concentrations of heavy metals, with an emphasis on copper.
- Publication
Current medicinal chemistry, 2005, Vol 12, Issue 18, p2163
- ISSN
0929-8673
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2174/0929867054637617