Gold biomineralization by a metallophore from a gold-associated microbe
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2013
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Johnston, C.
Wyatt, M.
Li, X.
Ibrahim, A.
Shuster, J.
Southam, G.
Magarvey, N.
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Nature Chemical Biology, 2013; 9(4):241-243
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Chad W Johnston, Morgan A Wyatt, Xiang Li, Ashraf Ibrahim, Jeremiah Shuster, Gordon Southam, Nathan A Magarvey
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Microorganisms produce and secrete secondary metabolites to assist in their survival. We report that the gold resident bacterium Delftia acidovorans produces a secondary metabolite that protects from soluble gold through the generation of solid gold forms. This finding is the first demonstration that a secreted metabolite can protect against toxic gold and cause gold biomineralization.
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