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Coppering out
How pathogenic bacteria can escape copper toxicity
September 28, 2017 6:00 PM UTC
Two groups have uncovered distinct mechanisms by which bacteria escape copper toxicity, opening multiple avenues for targeting resistant pathogens.
Bacteria use copper to grow, but at high concentrations the metal becomes toxic. To maintain virulence, pathogens need to protect themselves against copper without shutting out the metal completely...