Metals Could Be the Link to New Antibiotics (IMAGE)

University of Queensland

Metals Could Be the Link to New Antibiotics

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23 previously unexplored compounds containing metals such as silver, manganese, zinc, ruthenium and iridium have been found to have antibacterial and antifungal activity.

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Angelo Frei, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, UQ

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