Although a stimulating review by JB Neilands in 1957 [1] correctly identified the
physiological function of certain microbial ferric chelators, it was in 1973 that Charles …

The major mechanisms used by microorganisms to transport iron within the cell are through
chelation, reduction and low-affinity transport. Microbially-produced iron chelators are …

Iron acquisition by bacteria is a concept that is embedded in both classical microbiology and
contemporary biochemistry. Early work by Warburg (1949) defined the bacterial requirement …

In Gram-negative bacteria an iron-deficient state is required for both induction of desferri-
siderophores and overproduction of the cognate outer membrane receptor proteins. Thus …

In the human body iron is present in growth-limiting amounts for bacteria. For this reason
intricate iron transport and iron regulatory systems evolved in bacteria to guarantee a …

This book is organized into 5 sections providing information on bacterial iron transport in
soils. The first section is an overview of the structures, chemical properties, and biosynthesis …

The ability of microorganisms that would like to live in or on mammalian hosts to acquire iron
is a critical determinant of the host-parasite interaction. Despite the abundance of iron, its …

Iron is a nutrient which, although very ubiquitous, is present in low amounts as a freely,
soluble, ferric ion in nature [ll. This cation is essential for bacterial growth, since it is …

Siderophores (from the Greek:“iron carriers”) are defined as relatively low molecular weight,
ferric ion specific chelating agents elaborated by bacteria and fungi growing under low iron …

I ron is an essential element, serving as a transporter of oxygen or as a catalyst in electron
transport processes, and most microorganisms have specific transport systems for …