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Dietary zinc and the control of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection

Human zinc deficiency increases susceptibility to bacterial infection. Although zinc supplementation therapies can reduce the impact of disease, the molecular basis for protection remains unclear. Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of bacterial pneumonia, which is prevalent in regions of zinc...

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Autores principales: Eijkelkamp, Bart A., Morey, Jacqueline R., Neville, Stephanie L., Tan, Aimee, Pederick, Victoria G., Cole, Nerida, Singh, Prashina P., Ong, Cheryl-Lynn Y., Gonzalez de Vega, Raquel, Clases, David, Cunningham, Bliss A., Hughes, Catherine E., Comerford, Iain, Brazel, Erin B., Whittall, Jonathan J., Plumptre, Charles D., McColl, Shaun R., Paton, James C., McEwan, Alastair G., Doble, Philip A., McDevitt, Christopher A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6705770/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31437249
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007957