MntC-Dependent Manganese Transport Is Essential for <italic toggle="yes">Staphylococcus aureus</italic> Oxidative Stress Resistance and Virulence

ABSTRACT Staphylococcus aureus is a human pathogen that has developed several approaches to evade the immune system, including a strategy to resist oxidative killing by phagocytes. This resistance is mediated by production of superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzymes which use manganese as a cofactor. S. a...

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Main Authors: Luke D. Handke, Alexey V. Gribenko, Yekaterina Timofeyeva, Ingrid L. Scully, Annaliesa S. Anderson
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5ee61b5aa68147609aa90d7776231e30
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