Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, 600 Moye Boulevard, Greenville, NC 27834, USA.
Anim Health Res Rev. 2012 Jun;13(1):10-20. doi: 10.1017/S1466252312000047. Epub 2012 May 25.
Similar to other bacteria, Brucella strains require several biologically essential metals for their survival in vitro and in vivo. Acquiring sufficient levels of some of these metals, particularly iron, manganese and zinc, is especially challenging in the mammalian host, where sequestration of these micronutrients is a well-documented component of both the innate and acquired immune responses. This review describes the Brucella metal transporters that have been shown to play critical roles in the virulence of these bacteria in experimental and natural hosts.
类似于其他细菌,布鲁氏菌菌株在体外和体内生存需要几种生物必需的金属。在哺乳动物宿主中,获得这些金属(特别是铁、锰和锌)的足够水平特别具有挑战性,因为这些微量元素的隔离是先天和获得性免疫反应的一个很好的记录部分。本综述描述了已被证明在实验和自然宿主中对这些细菌的毒力起着关键作用的布鲁氏菌金属转运体。