Magnetotactic bacteria were discovered almost 30 years ago, and for many years and many
different reasons, the number of researchers working in this field was few and progress was …

The ability of a fungal pathogen to cause disease requires the ability to survive in the host.
Survival in the host is dependent on evasion of the host's immune system, including the …

Explaining altruistic cooperation is one of the greatest challenges for evolutionary biology,,.
One solution to this problem is if costly cooperative behaviours are directed towards …

Regulation of iron uptake is critical for plant survival. Although the activities responsible for
reduction and transport of iron at the plant root surface have been described, the genes …

The availability of nitrogen is important in regulating biological productivity in marine
environments. Deepwater nitrate has long been considered the major source of new …

Graminaceous monocots, including most of the world's staple grains (ie rice, corn, and
wheat) use a chelation strategy (Strategy II) for primary acquisition of iron from the soil …

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

No other bacterial genus has been brought into context with so many different aspects of
public interest as that of Pseudomonas (439): Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the germ …

Supplement of Fe2+ into fermentation medium was utilized as a tool to optimize the iron‐
mediated enhancement of surfactin production from Bacillus subtilis ATCC 21332. Up to …

Previously, orbA, the gene encoding the outer membrane receptor for ferric-ornibactin, was
identified in Burkholderia cenocepacia K56-2, a strain which produces ornibactin, salicylic …