Twenty-four carbene-rhodium(I), carbene-ruthenium(II) complexes and re
lated compounds were evaluated for their in vitro antimicrobial activi
ty against the Cram-positive bacteria Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC 2921
2) and Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 29213) and Gram-negative bacteria E
scherichia coli (ATCC 25922), Pseudmonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853).