A periplasmic cinched protein is required for siderophore secretion and virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A periplasmic cinched protein is required for siderophore secretion and virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Iron is essential for growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis. To acquire iron from the host, M. tuberculosis uses the siderophores called mycobactins and carboxymycobactins. Here, we show that the rv0455c gene is essential for M. tuberculosis to grow in low-iron me...

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Main Authors: Aleshin, A.E (Author), Cingolani, G. (Author), Ehrt, S. (Author), Herrmann, D. (Author), Kent, J.E (Author), Ko, Y.-H (Author), Marassi, F.M (Author), Moody, D.B (Author), Niederweis, M. (Author), Saad, J.S (Author), Whitaker, M. (Author), Young, D.C (Author), Zhang, L. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: NLM (Medline) 2022
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