The Role of Iron in Bacterial Pathogenesis

The collection of articles published in this eBook represent different facets of the interactions between pathogens and their host concerning the battle for iron. Pathogens have developed different strategies to acquire iron from their host. These include the production of siderophores, heme acquisi...

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Main Author: Susu M. Zughaier (auth)
Other Authors: Pierre Cornelis (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
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Summary:The collection of articles published in this eBook represent different facets of the interactions between pathogens and their host concerning the battle for iron. Pathogens have developed different strategies to acquire iron from their host. These include the production of siderophores, heme acquisition and ferrous iron uptake.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (156 p.)
ISBN:978-2-88945-662-8
9782889456628
Access:Open Access