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4321797 
Journal Article 
Bactericidal and bacteriostatic antibiotics and the Fenton reaction 
Molina-Santiago, C; Ramos, JL 
2014 
Microbial Biotechnology
ISSN: 1751-7915 
194-195 
English 
In gammaproteobacteria ROS are not exclusively responsible for the activity of bactericidal compounds. Future research is required to determine whether the high-valence FeO2+ formed in the presence of bactericidal compounds enhances killing in addition to the direct inhibition of cell-wall assembly, protein synthesis or interference with DNA metabolism.