Novel Mechanism for Scavenging of Hypochlorite Involving a Periplasmic Methionine-Rich Peptide and Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase
ABSTRACT Reactive chlorine species (RCS) defense mechanisms are important for bacterial fitness in diverse environments. In addition to the anthropogenic use of RCS in the form of bleach, these compounds are also produced naturally through photochemical reactions of natural organic matter and in viv...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2015-07-01
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Series: | mBio |
Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00233-15 |