Antibiotic resistance is recognised as a major global threat to public health by the World
Health Organization. Currently, several hundred thousand deaths yearly can be attributed to …

Metals such as mercury, arsenic, copper and silver have been used in various forms as
antimicrobials for thousands of years with until recently, little understanding of their mode of …

Antibiotic resistance is a severe global threat for public health, causing around 700,000
deaths per year. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is one of the most significant pathways to …

This review gives a comprehensive overview of the widespread use and toxicity of silver
compounds in many biological applications. Moreover, the bacterial silver resistance …

The misuse of antibiotics combined with a lack of newly developed ones is the main
contributors to the current antibiotic resistance crisis. There is a dire need for new and …

Excess copper is poisonous to all forms of life, and copper overloading is responsible for
several human pathologic processes. The primary mechanisms of toxicity are unknown. In …

What makes a heavy metal resistant bacterium heavy metal resistant? The mechanisms of
action, physiological functions, and distribution of metal-exporting proteins are outlined …

Heavy metal (loid) s exert selective pressure on microbial communities and evolution of
metal resistance determinants. Despite increasing knowledge concerning the impact of …

Copper (Cu) is an essential trace element for all aerobic organisms. It functions as a cofactor
in enzymes that catalyze a wide variety of redox reactions due to its ability to cycle between …

The unprecedented increase in antibiotic resistance in this era has resuscitated the attention
of scientific community to exploit silver and its various species as antimicrobial agents …