Topical treatment with gallium maltolate reduces Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue burden in primary experimental lesions in a rabbit model of yaws
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007076
Abstract: Background Gallium is a semi-metallic element known since the 1930s to have antimicrobial activity. This activity stems primarily from gallium's ability to mimic trivalent iron and disrupt specific Fe(III)-dependent pathways, particularly DNA synthesis (due to… read more here.
Keywords: treponema pallidum; subsp pertenue; gallium maltolate; gallium ... See more keywords