Exchangeable Ions Are Responsible for the In Vitro Antibacterial Properties of Natural Clay Mixtures

Caitlin C. Otto; Shelley E. Haydel

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064068

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Exchangeable Ions Are Responsible for the In Vitro Antibacterial Properties of Natural Clay Mixtures

Caitlin C. Otto,

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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Shelley E. Haydel

* E-mail: Shelley.Haydel@asu.edu

Affiliations School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America, The Biodesign Institute Center for Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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Exchangeable Ions Are Responsible for the In Vitro Antibacterial Properties of Natural Clay Mixtures

Caitlin C. Otto,
Shelley E. Haydel

Published: May 17, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064068

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Exchangeable Ions Are Responsible for the In Vitro Antibacterial Properties of Natural Clay Mixtures

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