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ORGANISM(S): Streptococcus pneumoniae
SUBMITTER: Anne Jong
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-11438 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Journal of bacteriology 20080530 15
Homeostasis of Zn(2+) and Mn(2+) is important for the physiology and virulence of the human pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae. Here, transcriptome analysis was used to determine the response of S. pneumoniae D39 to a high concentration of Zn(2+). Interestingly, virulence genes encoding the choline binding protein PcpA, the extracellular serine protease PrtA, and the Mn(2+) uptake system PsaBC(A) were strongly upregulated in the presence of Zn(2+). Using random mutagenesis, a previously described ...[more]