Bacteroides fragilis requires the ferrous‐iron transporter FeoAB and the CobN‐like proteins BtuS1 and BtuS2 for assimilation of iron released from heme
Abstract The intestinal commensal and opportunistic anaerobic pathogen Bacteroides fragilis has an essential requirement for both heme and free iron to support growth in extraintestinal infections. In the absence of free iron, B. fragilis can utilize heme as the sole source of iron. However, the mec...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-04-01
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| Series: | MicrobiologyOpen |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.669 |