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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4
SUBMITTER: Granger Ridout
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-14324 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Rosch Jason W JW Gao Geli G Ridout Granger G Wang Yong-Dong YD Tuomanen Elaine I EI
Molecular microbiology 20090217 1
The ability of bacteria to sense and respond to both environmental and intracellular metal concentrations plays an important role in pathogenesis. The acquisition of manganese is vital for the virulence of several bacterial species. Although manganese uptake systems have been well studied in bacteria, no manganese efflux system has yet been identified. In this study we have identified a cation diffusion facilitator (CDF) protein (Sp1552) of unknown substrate specificity that functions as a manga ...[more]