Siderophores: More than Stealing Iron

ABSTRACT 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...

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Main Authors: Judith Behnsen, Manuela Raffatellu
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/0033fdf8f0eb4c90803d192927e172ee
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