Zinc protects against shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli by acting on host tissues as well as on bacteria

BACKGROUND: Zinc supplements can treat or prevent enteric infections and diarrheal disease. Many articles on zinc in bacteria, however, highlight the essential nature of this metal for bacterial growth and virulence, suggesting that zinc should make infections worse, not better. To address this para...

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Autores principales: Crane, John K, Broome, Jackie E, Reddinger, Ryan M, Werth, Benjamin B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4072484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24903402
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-14-145

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4072484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24903402
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-14-145

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