Identification of a siderophore utilization locus in nontypeable <it>Haemophilus influenzae</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Haemophilus influenzae </it>has an absolute aerobic growth requirement for either heme, or iron in the presence of protoporphyrin IX. Both iron and heme in the mammalian host are strictly limited in their availability...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/113 |