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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...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |