Heme acquisition and tolerance in Gram-positive model bacteria: An orchestrated balance
As a nutrient, heme is important for various cellular processes of organism. Bacteria can obtain heme via heme biosynthesis or/and uptake of exogenous heme from the host. On the other side, absorption of excess heme is cytotoxic to bacteria. Thus, bacteria have developed systems to relieve heme toxi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-07-01
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| Series: | Heliyon |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023054415 |