Critical Role of Zur and SmtB in Zinc Homeostasis of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Mycobacterium smegmatis</named-content>

ABSTRACT Zinc homeostasis is crucial for bacterial cells, since imbalances affect viability. However, in mycobacteria, knowledge of zinc metabolism is incomplete. Mycobacterium smegmatis (MSMEG) is an environmental, nonpathogenic Mycobacterium that is widely used as a model organism to study mycobac...

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Main Authors: Elke Goethe, Kristin Laarmann, Janita Lührs, Michael Jarek, Jochen Meens, Astrid Lewin, Ralph Goethe
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/78642ba8ad9444bf9e83df48c176ae47
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