Nutritional immunity: targeting fungal zinc homeostasis

Transition metals, such as Zn2+, are essential dietary constituents of all biological life, including mammalian hosts and the pathogens that infect them. Therefore, to thrive and cause infection, pathogens must successfully assimilate these elements from the host milieu. Consequently, mammalian immu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Omran F. Alamir, Rita O. Oladele, C. Ibe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Zn
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021019083