The adhesion-associated sac operon in Streptococcus gordonii encodes an inducible high-affinity ABC transporter for Mn2+ uptake

• Published in: Journal of bacteriology Vol. 180; no. 2; p. 290
• Main Authors: Kolenbrander, Paul E, Andersen, Roxanna N, Baker, Rachel A, Jenkinson, Howard F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington American Society for Microbiology 01.01.1998
• Subjects: Bacteria; Bacteriology; Genes; Infections; Proteins

Experimental evidence shows that the Sca permease of Streptococcus gordonii is a high-affinity mechanism for the acquistion of manganese (Mn2+).