The Roles of Transition Metals in the Physiology and Pathogenesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae

For bacterial pathogens whose sole environmental reservoir is the human host, the acquisition of essential nutrients, particularly transition metals, is a critical aspect of survival due to tight sequestration and limitation strategies deployed to curtail pathogen outgrowth. As such, these bacteria...

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Main Authors: Erin S Honsa, Michael D.L. Johnson, Jason W Rosch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2013.00092/full