A Streptococcus pneumoniae pathogenicity island encoding an ABC transporter involved in iron uptake and virulence
Open Access
- 1 May 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Microbiology
- Vol. 40 (3), 572-585
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02414.x
Abstract
Restricted iron availability is a major obstacle to growth and survival of pathogenic bacteria during infection. In contrast to Gram‐negative pathogens, little is known about how Gram‐positive pathog...Keywords
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