conclusions this is the first report on the prevalence of iron acquisition genes among a. baumannii isolates collected from patients with urinary tract infections. the high prevalence of iron acquisition genes in a. baumannii isolates suggests that these virulence factors play an important role in the development of urinary tract infections. results a high prevalence of genes encoding iron acqu...

Neutrophilic, bacterial iron-oxidation remains one of the least understood energy-generating biological reactions to date. One of the reasons it remains under-studied is because there are inherent problems with working with iron-oxidizing bacteria (FeOB), including low biomass yields and interference from the iron oxides in the samples. In an effort to circumvent the problem of low biomass, a n...

A public trout hatchery in Colorado recorded repeat episodes of morbidity and mortality early life stages Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) stocks. The water source for the affected tanks is a groundwater well with pH 6.3 ferrous iron concentration 120 µg/L. Iron oxidizing bacteria (FeOB) were suspected as underlying cause due to insoluble red particulate matter (iron oxide precipitate) water...