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The Role of Iron and Siderophores in Infection, and the Development of Siderophore Antibiotics
Iron is an essential nutrient for bacterial growth, replication, and metabolism. Humans store iron bound to various proteins such as hemoglobin, haptoglobin, transferrin, ferritin, and lactoferrin, limiting the availability of free iron for pathogenic bacteria. However, bacteria have developed vario...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6853763/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31724044 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz825 |