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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Main Authors: Ryan A. Melnyk, Matthew D. Youngblut, Iain C. Clark, Hans K. Carlson, Kelly M. Wetmore, Morgan N. Price, Anthony T. Iavarone, Adam M. Deutschbauer, Adam P. Arkin, John D. Coates
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015-07-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00233-15