Potassium tellurite

Potassium tellurite is an inorganic compound with the formula K2TeO3, appearing as a white crystalline solid. It is used in microbiological media and chemical research.

Application

Potassium tellurite is employed in microbiological media to selectively isolate certain bacteria. It is also used in chemical research for studying tellurium compounds and reactions.

Articles:

-  Identification of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying terW gene by MacConkey-potassium tellurite medium in the general population

Publication Date: 24 August 2022

Xiufeng Wu, Fuguo Zhan, Jiawei Zhang, Shanjian Chen, Bin Yang

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.946370

- Cysteine Metabolism-Related Genes and Bacterial Resistance to Potassium Tellurite

Publication Date: 15 December 2007

Derie E. Fuentes, Eugenia L. Fuentes, Miguel E. Castro, José M. Pérez, Manuel A. Araya, Thomas G. Chasteen, Sergio E. Pichuantes, Claudio C. Vásquez

https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.01252-07

- Sensitivity to potassium tellurite of Escherichia coli cells deficient in CSD, CsdB and IscS cysteine desulfurases

Publication Date: Available online 21 January 2005

Diana M. Rojas, Claudio C. Vásquez

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resmic.2004.12.010