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Zinc Piracy as a Mechanism of Neisseria meningitidis for Evasion of Nutritional Immunity
The outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria functions as a permeability barrier that protects these bacteria against harmful compounds in the environment. Most nutrients pass the outer membrane by passive diffusion via pore-forming proteins known as porins. However, diffusion can only satisfy the g...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3814407/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24204275 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003733 |