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Exogenous glutathione completes the defense against oxidative stress in Haemophilus influenzae.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Mar 2003
Vergauwen Bjorn, Pauwels Frederik, Vaneechoutte Mario, Van Beeumen Jozef J
Abstract excerpt
Since they are equipped with several strategies by which they evade the antimicrobial defense of host macrophages, it is surprising that members of the genus Haemophilus appear to be deficient in common antioxidant systems that are well established to protect prokaryotes against oxidative stress. Among others, no genetic evidence for glutathione (gamma-Glu-Cys-Gly) (GSH) biosynthesis or for alkyl hydroperoxide...
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