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The multicopper oxidase of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ferroxidase with a central role in iron acquisition.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Sept 2002
Huston Wilhelmina M, Jennings Michael P, McEwan Alastair G
Abstract excerpt
Recently it has been observed that multicopper oxidases are present in a number of microbial genomes, raising the question of their function in prokaryotes. Here we describe the analysis of an mco mutant from the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Unlike wild-type Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the mco mutant was unable to grow aerobically on minimal media with Fe(II) as sole iron source. In contrast, both...
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