Manganese acquisition is facilitated by PilA in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.

Manganese is an essential element required by cyanobacteria, as it is an essential part of the oxygen-evolving center of photosystem II. In the presence of atmospheric oxygen, manganese is present as manganese oxides, which have low solubility and consequently provide low bioavailability. It is unkn...

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Main Authors: Jacob J Lamb, Martin F Hohmann-Marriott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5634550?pdf=render