Toxin ζ Triggers a Survival Response to Cope with Stress and Persistence

Bacteria have evolved complex regulatory controls in response to various environmental stresses. Protein toxins of the ζ superfamily, found in prominent human pathogens, are broadly distributed in nature. We show that ζ is a uridine diphosphate-N-acetylglucosamine (UNAG)-dependent ATPase whose activ...

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Main Authors: María Moreno-del Álamo, Mariangela Tabone, Virginia S. Lioy, Juan C. Alonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01130/full