An evolutionary perspective on zinc uptake by human fungal pathogens
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An evolutionary perspective on zinc uptake by human fungal pathogens.
The mammalian immune system has evolved sophisticated mechanisms to withhold essential micronutrients from invading pathogens. These processes, collectively known as nutritional immunity serve to limit microbial proliferation and bolster killing of the invader. Successful pathogens, therefore, have developed strategies to counteract nutritional immunity and acquire essential micronutrients in t...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Metallomics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1756-5901,1756-591X
DOI: 10.1039/c4mt00331d