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EDTA concentration-dependent protection of E. coli on copper surfaces. Cells of E. coli W3110 were treated as described in the legend for Fig. 1 except cells were mixed with Cu(II) chelator EDTA at the indicated concentrations and all samples were withdrawn after 60 s. Shown are averages with standard deviations (error bars) from three independent experiments.
