Advantages and challenges of increased antimicrobial copper use and copper mining

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 237-249

  Elguindi, Jutta ^a   Hao, Xiuli ^a,b   Lin, Yanbing ^a,b   Alwathnani, Hend A ^c   Wei, Gehong ^b   Rensing, Christopher ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial copper; Copper mining; Microbial copper resistance; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL COPPER; ANTIMICROBIAL SURFACE; BIOSTABILIZATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COPPER LEACHING; COPPER MINE TAILINGS; COPPER MINING; COPPER TOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOME; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PRODUCTION; FUNGAL INFECTION; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL COPPER RESISTANCE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; RECENT PROGRESS; TOXIC METALS;

ALLOYS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; COPPER; COPPER ALLOYS; COPPER MINES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH CARE; LEACHING; METAL IONS; OPEN PIT MINING; TAILINGS;

COPPER DEPOSITS;

COPPER; OROTIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ALLOY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL DISEASE; COPPER; FRUIT; FUNGAL DISEASE; MANUFACTURING; MINING; OPEN PIT MINE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; STABILIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOLERANCE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; VEGETABLE;

AGRICULTURE; AIR QUALITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COPPER DEFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE; MINING; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT GROWTH; REVIEW; WATER SUPPLY;

ALLOYS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COPPER; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MINING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79960739558     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3383-3     Document Type: Review

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