Bacteria in the genus Brucella are important human and veterinary pathogens. The abortion
and infertility they cause in food animals produce economic hardships in areas where the …

Nickel has long been known to be an important human toxicant, including having the ability
to form carcinomas, but until recently nickel was believed to be an issue only to …

Nickel is an essential nutrient for selected microorganisms where it participates in a variety
of cellular processes. Many microbes are capable of sensing cellular nickel ion …

The 3.31-Mb genome sequence of the intracellular pathogen and potential bioterrorism
agent, Brucella suis, was determined. Comparison of B. suis with Brucella melitensis has …

The transition metals nickel and cobalt, essential components of many enzymes, are taken
up by specific transport systems of several different types. We integrated in silico and in vivo …

A type IV secretion system similar to the VirB system of the phytopathogen Agrobacterium
tumefaciens is essential for the intracellular survival and multiplication of the mammalian …

The genome of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 encodes an unexpected capacity to tolerate
heavy metals and metalloids. The availability of the complete chromosomal sequence …

Since their discovery in the 1960s as 'osmotic shock-sensitive'transporters, a plethora of so-
called binding protein-dependent (canonical) ATP-binding cassette (ABC) importers has …

Nickel is an essential catalytic cofactor of enzymes found in eubacteria, archaebacteria,
fungi, and plants. 1-6 These enzymes catalyze a diverse array of reactions that include both …

Brucella species include important zoonotic pathogens that have a substantial impact on
both agriculture and human health throughout the world. Brucellae are thought of as “stealth …