Hydrogen peroxide kills Staphylococcus aureus by reacting with staphylococcal iron to form hydroxyl radical.
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- 1 July 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Vol. 256 (14), 7094-7096
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9258(19)68927-1
Abstract
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