Mechanisms of siderophore iron transport in enteric bacteria
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Genetics and molecular biology of siderophore-mediated iron transport in bacteria.
The possession of specialized iron transport systems may be crucial for bacteria to override the iron limitation imposed by the host or the environment. One of the most commonly found strategies evolved by microorganisms is the production of siderophores, low-molecular-weight iron chelators that have very high constants of association for their complexes with iron. Thus, siderophores act as ext...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Bacteriology
سال: 1976
ISSN: 0021-9193,1098-5530
DOI: 10.1128/jb.126.2.823-830.1976