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Tellurite enters Escherichia coli mainly through the PitA phosphate transporter

Several transporters suspected to be involved in tellurite uptake in Escherichia coli were analyzed. Results showed that the PitA phosphate transporter was related to tellurite uptake. Escherichia coli ΔpitA was approximately four-fold more tolerant to tellurite, and cell viability remained almost u...

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Autores principales: Elías, Alex O, Abarca, María José, Montes, Rebecca A, Chasteen, Thomas G, Pérez-Donoso, José M, Vásquez, Claudio C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3501828/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23189244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.26