Siderophores: More than Stealing Iron
Siderophores are small molecular iron chelators that are produced by microbes and whose most notable function is to sequester iron from the host and provide this essential metal nutrient to microbes. Recent studies have proposed additional, noncanonical roles for siderophores, including the acquisit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2016-11-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/7/6/e01906-16 |