Zinc excess impairs Mycobacterium bovis growth through triggering a Zur-IdeR-iron homeostasis signal pathway

ABSTRACT Zinc excess is toxic to bacteria and, thus, represents an important innate defense mechanism of host cells, especially against mycobacterial infections. However, the signaling pathway triggered by zinc excess and its relationship with iron homeostasis remain poorly understood in mycobacteri...

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Main Authors: Xiaohui Li, Liu Chen, Yuankun Wang, Xiao Guo, Zheng-Guo He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-10-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01069-23