… Iron acquisition is required for S. … In addition to iron acquisition systems, this analysis
revealed an increase in glycolytic and fermentative enzymes, indicating that S. …

… of iron from the human host, but iron is highly restricted in this environment. Staphylococcus
aureus iron sufficiency is achieved primarily through uptake of heme and high-affinity iron …

… Most pathogenic bacteria utilize high-affinity ironacquisition systems to counter the limited
iron-availability in their hosts. The iron-acquisition systems of Gram-negative bacteria have …

… the availability of nutrient iron. Based on the well-established role for bacterial iron acquisition
during pathogenesis, systems involved in iron acquisition represent excellent potential …

… We applied this technique to iron (Fe) acquisition in S. … Fe acquisition and supports the
results presented in Fig. 1, suggesting temporal regulation of iron acquisition systems. …

… elucidation of heme–iron extraction, and heme … iron acquisition strategies of notorious
Gram-positive pathogens and highlights how both conserved and distinct tactics for acquiring iron …

… -mediated iron acquisition by staphyloferrin A and B, S. … iron acquisition promotes
staphylococcal growth in iron-limited conditions in vitro and in vivo, the preferred iron source for S. …

… To determine if staphylococci can extract iron bound to human transferrin, we labelled … in
iron-restricted and iron-plentiful conditions. Growing cultures of Staphylococcus aureus NCTC …

… Iron deficiency anemia can be treated with oral or … of Fe by the opportunistic pathogen
Staphylococcus aureus. Ferric uptake … for heme iron as an Fe source, which is enabled by the Iron-…

… iron acquisition and growth has proven to be more challenging. Growth assays using
hemoglobin as a sole iron … free iron in the growth medium, and toxicity associated with iron …