Mycobacterial Esx-3 Requires Multiple Components for Iron Acquisition

ABSTRACT The type VII secretion systems are conserved across mycobacterial species and in many Gram-positive bacteria. While the well-characterized Esx-1 pathway is required for the virulence of pathogenic mycobacteria and conjugation in the model organism Mycobacterium smegmatis, Esx-3 contributes...

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Main Authors: M. Sloan Siegrist, Magnus Steigedal, Rushdy Ahmad, Alka Mehra, Marte S. Dragset, Brian M. Schuster, Jennifer A. Philips, Steven A. Carr, Eric J. Rubin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014-07-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01073-14