Iron, copper, zinc, and manganese transport and regulation in pathogenic Enterobacteria: Correlations between strains, site of infection and the relative importance of the different metal transport systems for virulence

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue DEC, 2013, Pages

  Porcheron, Gaëlle ^a,b   Garénaux, Amélie ^a,b   Proulx, Julie ^a,b   Sabri, Mourad ^a,b,c   Dozois, Charles M ^a,b  

^a INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Copper; Enterobacteria; Iron; Manganese; Metal transporters; Regulation; Virulence; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; IRON; MANGANESE; SIDEROPHORE; TRACE METAL; ZINC; CARRIER PROTEIN; METAL; SEQUESTERING AGENT; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOSTASIS; IRON TRANSPORT; LUNG INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; METAL TRANSPORTERS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; VIRULENCE;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; METALS; SEQUESTERING AGENTS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

COPPER; ENTEROBACTERIA; IRON; MANGANESE; METAL TRANSPORTERS; REGULATION; VIRULENCE; ZINC;

EID: 84897921620     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22352988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2013.00090     Document Type: Review

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