Antimicrobial activity of metals: mechanisms, molecular targets and applications
By J. Lemire, J. Harrison, R. Turner. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2013
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Subfields: Complementary and alternative medicine, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Materials Chemistry
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