Manganese is required to rescue Hpx- cells from iron overload. A. Manganese supplementation rescues Hpx- Δdps cells. Cells growing in anaerobic defined medium (glucose/amino acids), +/- 50 μM MnCl2, were aerated at time zero. LC106 (Hpx-, open squares), SP66 (Hpx- Δdps, open diamonds), SP66 grown + MnCl2 (closed diamonds). B. The growth defect of Hpx- ΔmntH was suppressed by an iron-specific chelator. Cells (AA30) were grown in aerobic defined medium (glucose/amino acids) without MnCl2 (open diamonds), with 1 μM MnCl2 (dotted line, closed diamonds) or with 1 μM MnCl2 plus 0.1 mM deferoxamine (closed diamonds).