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Iron acquisition in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

The highly contagious disease tuberculosis (TB) is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), which has been evolving drug resistance at an alarming rate. Like all human pathogens, Mtb requires iron for growth and virulence. Consequently, Mtb iron transport is an emerging drug target....

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Published in:Chem Rev
Main Authors: Chao, Alex, Sieminski, Paul J., Owens, Cedric P., Goulding, Celia W.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6568009/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30474981
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00285
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