Siderophore-mediated zinc acquisition enhances enterobacterial colonization of the inflamed gut
Zinc is an essential cofactor for bacterial metabolism. Here, the authors show that the probiotic bacterium Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 utilizes the siderophore yersiniabactin as a zincophore, allowing the microbe to grow in zinc-limited media and to thrive in the inflamed gut.
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Nature Portfolio
2021
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