Manganese acquisition is essential for virulence of Enterococcus faecalis.

Manganese (Mn) is an essential micronutrient that is not readily available to pathogens during infection due to an active host defense mechanism known as nutritional immunity. To overcome this nutrient restriction, bacteria utilize high-affinity transporters that allow them to compete with host meta...

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Main Authors: Cristina Colomer-Winter, Ana L Flores-Mireles, Shannon P Baker, Kristi L Frank, Aaron J L Lynch, Scott J Hultgren, Todd Kitten, José A Lemos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6147510?pdf=render