Affiliation:
1. Molecular Microbiology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
Abstract
The ability of bacteria to maintain homeostasis of the essential-but-toxic “Janus”-faced element copper is important for their survival in many natural environments but also in case of pathogenic bacteria in their respective host. The most important contributors to copper homeostasis have been identified in the last decades and comprise PIB1-type ATPases, periplasmic copper- and oxygen-dependent copper oxidases, transenvelope efflux systems, and glutathione; however, it is not known how all these players interact.
Funder
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Ecology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Food Science,Biotechnology