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Copper Homeostasis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Copper (Cu) is a trace element essential for the growth and development of almost all organisms, including bacteria. However, Cu overload in most systems is toxic. Studies show Cu accumulates in macrophage phagosomes infected with bacteria, suggesting Cu provides an innate immune mechanism to combat...

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Published in:Metallomics
Main Authors: Shi, Xiaoshan, Darwin, K. Heran
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4465026/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25614981
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4mt00305e
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