What makes a natural clay antibacterial?
January 1, 2011
Natural clays have been used in ancient and modern medicine, but the mechanism(s) that make certain clays lethal against bacterial pathogens has not been identified. We have compared the depositional environments, mineralogies, and chemistries of clays that exhibit antibacterial effects on a broad spectrum of human pathogens including antibiotic resistant strains. Natural antibacterial clays contain nanoscale (
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Title | What makes a natural clay antibacterial? |
| DOI | 10.1021/es1040688 |
| Authors | Lynda B. Williams, David W. Metge, Dennis D. Eberl, Ronald W. Harvey, Amanda G. Turner, Panjai Prapaipong, Amisha T. Port-Peterson |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Environmental Science & Technology |
| Index ID | 70005090 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Branch of Regional Research-Central Region; Toxic Substances Hydrology Program |