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The NEAT Domain-Containing Proteins of Clostridium perfringens Bind Heme

The ability of a pathogenic bacterium to scavenge iron from its host is important for its growth and survival during an infection. Our studies on C. perfringens gas gangrene strain JIR325, a derivative of strain 13, showed that it is capable of utilizing both human hemoglobin and ferric chloride, bu...

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Autores principales: Choo, Jocelyn M., Cheung, Jackie K., Wisniewski, Jessica A., Steer, David L., Bulach, Dieter M., Hiscox, Thomas J., Chakravorty, Anjana, Smith, A. Ian, Gell, David A., Rood, Julian I., Awad, Milena M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5026354/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27637108
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162981