Zinc Competition among the Intestinal Microbiota

ABSTRACT Bioavailable levels of trace metals, such as iron and zinc, for bacterial growth in nature are sufficiently low that most microbes have evolved high-affinity binding and transport systems. The microbe Campylobacter jejuni lives in the gastrointestinal tract of chickens, the principal source...

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Main Authors: Lindsay M. Gielda, Victor J. DiRita
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/13c6624bb2df441ebfa57fa40cb7bb9e
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