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Zinc stress induces copper depletion in Acinetobacter baumannii

BACKGROUND: The first row transition metal ions zinc and copper are essential to the survival of many organisms, although in excess these ions are associated with significant toxicity. Here, we examined the impact of zinc and copper stress on Acinetobacter baumannii, a common opportunistic pathogen....

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Autores principales: Hassan, Karl A., Pederick, Victoria G., Elbourne, Liam D. H., Paulsen, Ian T., Paton, James C., McDevitt, Christopher A., Eijkelkamp, Bart A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5346208/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28284195
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-017-0965-y