Just When We Thought We Knew Everything We Needed To Know about Zn Acquisition and Bacterial Pathogenesis

J Bacteriol. 2018 Jan 24;200(4):e00694-17. doi: 10.1128/JB.00694-17. Print 2018 Feb 15.

Abstract

It is well established that high-affinity zinc importers play essential roles in bacterial virulence, but the studies described by Moreau et al. in this issue (G. B. Moreau, A. Qin, and B. J. Mann, J Bacteriol 200:e00587-17, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.00587-17) demonstrate that we probably still have much to learn about how these transporters function and how the genes that encode them are regulated in different bacterial pathogens.

Keywords: Francisella; Zn acquisition.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Francisella*
  • Membrane Transport Proteins*
  • Zinc

Substances

  • Membrane Transport Proteins
  • Zinc