… of lipocalin 2 against enterochelin-dependent bacterial infection, we supplied the bacteria
with a lipocalin-2-independent route of iron acquisition by adding ferrichrome, a hydroxamate-…

Of the predicted 3,974 genes on the chromosome, 75% have highly conserved (> 97% amino
acid identity) orthologues in Y. pestis (CO92 and KIM10). Like Y. pestis strains KIM, CO92 …

… infections in the gastrointestinal tract [8, 11–13] while promoting the growth of bacteria with
low iron … the level of available iron below that required to support microbial growth [21]. Indeed…

… most of the iron passing unabsorbed into the colon. Once absorbed, iron in the body is
bound to proteins limiting iron access to potential pathogens, and during infection, iron supply is …

… require iron, TB should be capable of trapping iron from the host, and the host must modify
its iron spread in consequence to infection. … Even so, hepcidin exquisites the iron intracellular …

The mechanisms whereby vertebrate hosts withhold iron from microbial invaders, as well as
the methods used in attempts by invaders to capture the growth-essential metal, differ …

… virus infection [63,64]. Other examples of infection where an aggravation of the disease by
iron is … Studies in patients with African iron overload have demonstrated that an increased iron …

… infections induce changes in levels of iron and iron-related proteins that may differ among
groups of pathogens, we explored the ability of these potential biomarkers to predict microbial …

… Lactoferrin (Lf) is a conserved iron-binding mammalian … prophylactic treatments for microbial
infections that ameliorate both … is an iron binding protein involved in the control of iron levels …

… eliminates free iron from … iron present in body fluids, the amount of free iron is very small to
sustain bacterial growth. In addition, during infections the host reduces the total amount of iron …