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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254153403321

Titolo

Metals and the Biology and Virulence of Brucella / / edited by R. Martin Roop II, Clayton C. Caswell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-53622-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VII, 94 p. 35 illus.)

Disciplina

547.05

Soggetti

Organometallic chemistry 

Bacteriology

Medical microbiology

Organometallic Chemistry

Medical Microbiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Metal requirements of Brucella strains -- Overcoming mammalian metal deprivation ‘defenses’ -. Fe, Mn, Zn -- Metal intoxication as a host defense -- Fe3+ import -- Mn dependent enzymes of  note -- Zn import by ZnuABC -- Ni import by NikABCDE -- Ni-, Cu- and Co-dependent enzymes of note.

Sommario/riassunto

This book summarises the current knowledge on the role played by biologically relevant transition metals (Fe, Mn, Zn, Ni, Co, Cu and Mg) in the basic biology and virulence of bacterial pathogens from the genus Brucella. The authors explore the biological functions of these metals, how these bacteria compete with their mammalian hosts for these metals and how they avoid metal toxicity. Researchers and professionals studying zoonotic pathogens from the genus Brucella find this book valuable.