The discovery of cisplatin followed by its success in anticancer therapy laid the foundation of
metal-based drug design and development. Further research led to discovery of other …

As stated in an Chapter 4, prokaryotes of both Domains or Superkingdoms, the Bacteria and
the Archaea, mediate the formation of a large number of diverse minerals. They are known …

Norepinephrine stimulates the growth of a range of bacterial species in nutritionally poor
SAPI minimal salts medium containing 30% serum. Addition of size-fractionated serum …

Atmospheric aerosols have complex and variable compositions and properties. While
scientific interest is centered on the health and climatic effects of atmospheric aerosols …

Background Efficient host exploitation by parasites is frequently likely to depend on
cooperative behaviour. Under these conditions, mixed-strain infections are predicted to …

The biological availability of iron in the rhizosphere was assessed by evaluating ice
nucleation activity (INA) expressed in situ by Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-5 containing a …

Manganese (M n) is a required cofactor for all forms of life. Given the importance of M n to
bacteria, the host has devised strategies to sequester M n from invaders. In the macrophage …

Under conditions of iron limitation, Pseudomonas aeruginosa secretes a high-affinity
siderophore pyoverdine to scavenge Fe (III) in the extracellular environment and shuttle it …

Rhizospheric bacteria are known to influence plant growth by direct and indirect
mechanisms. A total of 220 phosphate solubilizing bacteria were isolated from different …

Eight genes have been identified that function in the regulation, biosynthesis, and transport
of rhizobactin 1021, a hydroxamate siderophore produced under iron stress by …