Conditional privatization of a public siderophore enables Pseudomonas aeruginosa to resist cheater invasion

Pyoverdine is secreted by the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa to scavenge iron from its hosts. Here, the authors show that under stress conditions P. aeruginosa uses a ‘conditional privatization’ strategy, reserving pyoverdine intracellularly to protect against oxidative damage.

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Auteurs principaux: Zhenyu Jin, Jiahong Li, Lei Ni, Rongrong Zhang, Aiguo Xia, Fan Jin
Format: article
Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/aa65a6d85e2f49aea8cd1e0055be0add
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Résumé:Pyoverdine is secreted by the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa to scavenge iron from its hosts. Here, the authors show that under stress conditions P. aeruginosa uses a ‘conditional privatization’ strategy, reserving pyoverdine intracellularly to protect against oxidative damage.