Metal uptake is vital for all living organisms. In metal scarce conditions a common bacterial
strategy consists in the biosynthesis of metallophores, their export in the extracellular …

Previous studies have suggested that P. aeruginosa possesses redundant zinc uptake
systems. To identify uncharacterized zinc transporters, we analyzed the genome‐wide …

As a structural, catalytic, and signaling component, zinc is necessary for the growth and
development of plants, animals, and microorganisms. Zinc is also essential for the growth of …

The ability of a large number of bacterial pathogens to multiply in the infected host and
cause disease is dependent on their ability to express high affinity zinc importers. In many …

During infection, the host sequesters essential nutrients, such as zinc, to combat invading
microbes. Despite the ability of the immune effector protein calprotectin to bind zinc with …

In the genus Pseudomonas, zinc homeostasis is mediated by a complete set of import and
export systems, whose expression is precisely controlled by three transcriptional regulators …

Simple Summary Metallophores, which are secondary metabolites secreted by bacteria,
play an important role in their virulence. The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus produces …

Metal acquisition is vital to pathogens for successful infection within hosts. Staphylopine
(StP), a broad-spectrum metallophore biosynthesized by the major human pathogen …

We have recently shown that Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic pathogen that
chronically infects the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and other forms of lung …

Simple Summary The human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) causes
several infections, both acute and chronic, mainly in hosts with compromised immunity and …