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Ferrous iron uptake by a magnesium transport system is toxic for Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Oct 1997
Hantke K
Abstract excerpt
At low magnesium concentrations, Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium LT2 accumulate ferrous iron independent of the ferrous iron transport system feo. Mutant strains with mutations in the magnesium transport gene corA accumulated less ferrous iron than the parent strains. corA+ and corA strains also differed in their sensitivity to ferrous iron under oxic conditions. corA mutants were more resistant to...
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