Secreted Citrate Serves as Iron Carrier for the Marine Pathogen Photobacterium damselae subsp damselae

Secreted Citrate Serves as Iron Carrier for the Marine Pathogen Photobacterium damselae subsp damselae

Photobacterium damselae subsp damselae (Pdd) is a Vibrionaceae that has a wide pathogenic potential against many marine animals and also against humans. Some strains of this bacterium acquire iron through the siderophore vibrioferrin. However, there are virulent strains that do not produce vibriofer...

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Main Authors: Miguel Balado, Beatriz Puentes, Lucía Couceiro, Juan C. Fuentes-Monteverde, Jaime Rodríguez, Carlos R. Osorio, Carlos Jiménez, Manuel L. Lemos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Photobacterium damselae
citrate
iron uptake
siderophores
vibrioferrin
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00361/full

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