Iron is important for bacterial growth and survival, as it is a common co-factor in essential
enzymes. Although iron is very abundant in the earth crust, its bioavailability is low in most …

▪ Abstract Iron is an essential element for most organisms, including bacteria. The oxidized
form is insoluble, and the reduced form is highly toxic for most macromolecules and, in …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a versatile environmental microorganism that also causes life-
threatening opportunistic infections. At the root of this bacterium's ability to survive in such …

Pseudomonads are ubiquitous Gram-negative γ proteobacteria known for their extreme
versatility and adaptability. Some are plant pathogens (Pseudomonas syringae) which have …

Iron is an essential trace element for most organisms. A common way for bacteria to acquire
this nutrient is through the secretion of siderophores, which are secondary metabolites that …

Phenotypic plasticity in response to competition is a well-described phenomenon in higher
organisms. Here, we show that also bacteria have the ability to sense the presence of …

Iron is one of the highly abundant elements on the earth's crust, an essential micronutrient
for a majority of life forms, and exists in two frequent oxidation states such as ferrous (Fe2+) …

The vast majority of bacteria require iron for growth. 1, 2 Iron is an essential element
required for key biological processes, including amino acid synthesis, oxygen transport …

Many microorganisms compete for extracellular iron using strain‐specific chelators known
as siderophores. The ferric‐siderophore complex limits local access to iron because import …

Iron is essential for the growth of almost all organisms but, in many environments, the
amount of free iron is below 10–7 M, the concentration required by most bacteria for growth …