An essential factor for high Mg2+ tolerance of Staphylococcus aureus

Internal bacterial concentration of Mg2+, the most abundant divalent cation in living cells, is estimated to be in the single millimolar range. However, many bacteria will thrive in media with only micromolars of Mg2+, by using a range of intensely studied and highly efficient import mechanisms, as...

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Main Authors: Joshua Armitano, Peter Redder, Vanessa Andrade Guimaraes, Patrick Linder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
CBS
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01888/full