Another iron in C. difficile's fire.

Drakesmith, Hal; Zimmermann, Michael B

Another iron in C. difficile's fire.

Drakesmith, Hal; Zimmermann, Michael B.

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Drakesmith H; MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 0EU, UK. Electronic address: alexander.drakesmith@imm.ox.ac.uk.
Zimmermann MB; MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 0EU, UK.

Cell Host Microbe ; 32(1): 1-2, 2024 Jan 10.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38211560

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ABSTRACT

Iron is arguably the most important nutrient in the ongoing battle between hosts and bacteria. Recently in Nature, a unique iron storage organelle, the ferrosome, was discovered in the human pathogen Clostridioides difficile.1 But what is the role of ferrosomes and how do they affect bacterial behavior and infection?

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Clostridioides difficile; Infecciones por Clostridium; Humanos; Hierro; Infecciones por Clostridium/microbiología

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Clostridioides difficile / Infecciones por Clostridium Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Cell Host Microbe Asunto de la revista: MICROBIOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article

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