A novel metal transporter mediating manganese export (MntX) regulates the Mn to Fe intracellular ratio and Neisseria meningitidis virulence.

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Published in PLoS Pathog on September 29, 2011

Authors

Frédéric J Veyrier1, Ivo G Boneca, Mathieu F Cellier, Muhamed-Kheir Taha

Author Affiliations

1: Institut Pasteur, Infection Bactériennes Invasives, Dept. Infection et Epidémiologie, Paris, France. frederic.veyrier@pasteur.fr

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