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Ferrous Iron Is a Significant Component of Bioavailable Iron in Cystic Fibrosis Airways

Chronic, biofilm-like infections by the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa are a major cause of mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. While much is known about P. aeruginosa from laboratory studies, far less is understood about what it experiences in vivo. Iron is an important envir...

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Autores principales: Hunter, Ryan C., Asfour, Fadi, Dingemans, Jozef, Osuna, Brenda L., Samad, Tahoura, Malfroot, Anne, Cornelis, Pierre, Newman, Dianne K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Microbiology 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3753050/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23963183
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00557-13