Transition Metals at the Host-pathogen Interface: How Neisseria Exploit Human Metalloproteins for Acquiring Iron and Zinc

Transition metals are essential nutrients for all organisms and important players in the host-microbe interaction. During bacterial infection, a tug-of-war between the host and microbe for nutrient metals occurs: the host innate immune system responds to the pathogen by reducing metal availability a...

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Main Authors: Neumann, Wilma (Contributor), Hadley, Rose Currier (Contributor), Nolan, Elizabeth Marie (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Portland Press, 2018-02-05T16:01:25Z.
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