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 …

Microbes have the potential to be highly cooperative organisms. The archetype of microbial
cooperation is often considered to be the secretion of siderophores, molecules scavenging …

▪ 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 …

Bacteria secrete small molecules known as siderophores to acquire iron from their
surroundings. For over 60 years, investigations into the bioinorganic chemistry of these …

Iron is an essential micronutrient for most life forms including the majority of resident bacteria
of the microbiota and their mammalian hosts. Bacteria have evolved numerous mechanisms …

Many microorganisms secrete molecules that interact with resources outside of the cell. This
includes, for example, enzymes that degrade polymers like chitin, and chelators that bind …

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 …

Bacteria typically rely on secreted metabolites, potentially shareable at the community level,
to scavenge resources from the environment. The evolution of diffusible, shareable …

Siderophores are chelators with extremely strong affinity for ferric iron and are best known
for their capacity to feed microorganisms with this metal. Despite their preference for iron …

Iron nutrition in microbes and higher organisms has become a most fascinating topic in
microbiology and biotechnology. Extensive studies in a variety of microorganisms have …