Almost all organisms require iron for enzymes involved in essential cellular reactions.
Aerobic microbes living at neutral or alkaline pH encounter poor iron availability due to the …

Escherichia coli O157: H7 is a Shiga toxin (stx)-producing E. coli (STEC) strain that has
been classified as an adulterant in US beef. However, numerous other non-O157 STEC …

Members of the SLC11 (NRAMP) family transport iron and other transition-metal ions across
cellular membranes. These membrane proteins are present in all kingdoms of life with a …

Iron acquisition: a novel perspective on mucormycosis pathog... : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases Iron acquisition: a novel perspective on mucormycosis pathogenesis and treatment …

Kin selection theory predicts that the damage to a host resulting from parasite infection
(parasite virulence) will be negatively correlated to the relatedness between parasites within …

The Staphylococcus aureus genome encodes three ferric uptake regulator (Fur)
homologues: Fur, PerR, and Zur. To determine the exact role of PerR, we inactivated the …

Fur (ferric uptake regulator) proteins control iron uptake in many Gram‐negative bacteria.
Although Fur homologues have been identified in Gram‐positive bacteria, their roles in gene …

Virulence factors of Escherichia coli are of two main types; those produced on the surface of
the cell and those produced within the cell and then exported to the site of action. Those on …

Iron is required by most living systems. A great variety of means of acquisition, avenues of
uptake, and methods of storage are used by pathogenic fungi to ensure a supply of the …

Hamilton's inclusive fitness theory provides a leading explanation for the problem of
cooperation. A general result from inclusive fitness theory is that, except under restrictive …