 Metal chelation and inhibition of bacterial growth in tissue abscesses by Brian D. Corbin and others

Primary research by Brian D. Corbin and coauthors, Science 319(5865), 962–965 (15 February 2008). The abstract reports calprotectin-dependent restriction of manganese and zinc in Staphylococcus aureus abscesses, inhibition of bacterial growth by metal chelation, and metal enrichment and increased bacterial proliferation in mice lacking calprotectin.