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The Heme Transporter HtsABC of Group A Streptococcus Contributes to Virulence and Innate Immune Evasion in Murine Skin Infections

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) requires iron for growth, and heme is an important source of iron for GAS. Streptococcus heme transporter A (HtsA) is the lipoprotein component of the GAS heme-specific ABC transporter (HtsABC). The objective of this study is to examine the contribution of HtsABC to virul...

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Autores principales: Song, Yingli, Zhang, Xiaolan, Cai, Minghui, Lv, Chunmei, Zhao, Yuan, Wei, Deqin, Zhu, Hui
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5981463/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29887858
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01105