Siderophore-mediated zinc acquisition enhances enterobacterial colonization of the inflamed gut
oleh: Judith Behnsen, Hui Zhi, Allegra T. Aron, Vivekanandan Subramanian, William Santus, Michael H. Lee, Romana R. Gerner, Daniel Petras, Janet Z. Liu, Keith D. Green, Sarah L. Price, Jose Camacho, Hannah Hillman, Joshua Tjokrosurjo, Nicola P. Montaldo, Evelyn M. Hoover, Sean Treacy-Abarca, Benjamin A. Gilston, Eric P. Skaar, Walter J. Chazin, Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova, Matthew B. Lawrenz, Robert D. Perry, Sean-Paul Nuccio, Pieter C. Dorrestein, Manuela Raffatellu
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-12-01 |
Deskripsi
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.