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Identification of the lipopolysaccharide modifications controlled by the Salmonella PmrA/PmrB system mediating resistance to Fe(III) and Al(III).
Molecular microbiology - 1 Aug 2006
Nishino Kunihiko, Hsu Fong-Fu, Turk John, Cromie Michael J, Wösten Marc M S M, Groisman Eduardo A
Abstract excerpt
Iron is an essential metal but can be toxic in excess. While several homeostatic mechanisms prevent oxygen-dependent killing promoted by Fe(II), little is known about how cells cope with Fe(III), which kills by oxygen-independent means. Several Gram-negative bacterial species harbour a regulatory...
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