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Inhibition of selenium metabolism in the oral pathogen Treponema denticola. Journal of bacteriology [J Bacteriol] Journal article

 
Jackson-Rosario S, Self WT 
Inhibition of selenium metabolism in the oral pathogen Treponema denticola. [JOURNAL ARTICLE]
J Bacteriol 2009 Apr 10.


In this report we provide evidence that the antimicrobial action of stannous salts and a gold drug, auranofin, against T. denticola is mediated through inhibition of the metabolism of selenium for synthesis of selenoproteins.



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