Nitroreductases of bacterial origin in Giardia lamblia: Potential role in detoxification of xenobiotics
Abstract The anaerobic parasite Giardia lamblia, causative agent of persistent diarrhea, contains a family of nitroreductase genes most likely acquired by lateral transfer from anaerobic bacteria or archaebacteria. Two of these nitroreductases, containing a ferredoxin domain at their N‐terminus, NR1...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-10-01
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| Series: | MicrobiologyOpen |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.904 |