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These bacteria have significant intrinsic resistance to antimicrobial therapy, and there is a need for more effective treatments. Bacterial zinc uptake and homeostasis systems are attractive targets for new drugs, yet our understanding of how bacteria acquire and utilise zinc remains incomplete. Here we have used RNA-sequencing and differential gene expression analysis to investigate how <jats:italic>B. cenocepacia<\/jats:italic> H111 is able to survive in zinc poor environments, such as those expected to be encountered within the host. The data shows that 201 genes are significantly differentially expressed when zinc supply is severely limited. Included in the 85 upregulated genes, are genes encoding a putative ZnuABC high affinity zinc importer, two TonB-dependent outer membrane receptors that may facilitate zinc uptake across the outer cell membrane, and a COG0523 family zinc metallochaperone. 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