“…Other inorganic or organic metal compounds, such as lead (Pb) (Lenihan, 1988;Trotter, 1990), tin (Sn) (Barnes & Stoner, 1959;Cooney & Wuertz, 1989), zinc (Zn) (Aarestrup & Hasman, 2004), bismuth (Bi) (Mahony et al, 1999;Ge & Sun, 2007;Yang & Sun, 2007), gold (Au) (Novelli et al, 1999;Ray et al, 2007), cerium (Ce) (Garner & Heppell, 2005), palladium (Pd) (Ray et al, 2007), tellurite (Te) (Taylor, 1999), thallium (Tl) (Kazantzis, 2000) and gallium (Ga) (Chitambar, 2010), have also been investigated or seen limited use as antimicrobials. Of these less heavily used antimicrobial metals, zinc, bismuth and tin are still in common use in consumer products.…”