Antimicrobial Actions of Reactive Oxygen Species

ABSTRACT Everything should be as simple as it can be, but not simpler.—Attributed to Albert Einstein (1) IMPORTANCE Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced by host phagocytes and exert antimicrobial actions against a broad range of pathogens. The observable antimicrobial actions of ROS are highly...

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Main Author: Ferric C. Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2011-11-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00141-11