Enterotoxigenic <named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia coli</named-content> Heat-Stable Toxin Increases the Rate of Zinc Release from Metallothionein and Is a Zinc- and Iron-Binding Peptide

Enterotoxigenic <named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia coli</named-content> Heat-Stable Toxin Increases the Rate of Zinc Release from Metallothionein and Is a Zinc- and Iron-Binding Peptide

ABSTRACT Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is a major diarrheal pathogen in children in low- to middle-income countries. Previous studies have identified heat-stable enterotoxin (ST)-producing ETEC as one of the major diarrhea-causing pathogens in children younger than five years. In this stud...

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Main Authors: Mallory C. Kiefer, Natalya I. Motyka, John D. Clements, Jacob P. Bitoun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-04-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
Escherichia toxins
enteric pathogens
iron regulation
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00146-20

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00146-20

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