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The PAS Domain-Containing Protein HeuR Regulates Heme Uptake in Campylobacter jejuni.
mBio - 15 Nov 2016
Johnson Jeremiah G, Gaddy Jennifer A, DiRita Victor J
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of bacterially derived gastroenteritis. A previous mutant screen demonstrated that the heme uptake system (Chu) is required for full colonization of the chicken gastrointestinal tract. Subsequent work identified a PAS domain-containing regulator, termed HeuR, as being required for chicken colonization. Here we confirm that both the heme uptake system and HeuR are required...
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