A Molecular Mechanism for Bacterial Susceptibility to Zinc

Transition row metal ions are both essential and toxic to microorganisms. Zinc in excess has significant toxicity to bacteria, and host release of Zn(II) at mucosal surfaces is an important innate defence mechanism. However, the molecular mechanisms by which Zn(II) affords protection have not been d...

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Main Authors: McDevitt, Christopher A., Ogunniyi, Abiodun D., Valkov, Eugene, Lawrence, Michael C., Kobe, Bostjan, McEwan, Alastair G., Paton, James C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3207923/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22072971
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002357
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