Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, andTannerella forsythia: the 'red complex', a prototype polybacterial pathogenic consortium in periodontitis.

SC Holt, JL Ebersole - Periodontology 2000, 2005 - search.ebscohost.com
Disrobes the characterization of the periodontal diseases as multifactorial infections elicited
by a complex of bacterial species that interact with host tissues and cells. Cause of cells to …

Targeted treatment of cancer with artemisinin and artemisinin-tagged iron-carrying compounds

H Lai, T Sasaki, NP Singh - Expert opinion on therapeutic targets, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Artemisinin is a chemical compound that reacts with iron to form free radicals which can kill
cells. Cancer cells require and uptake a large amount of iron to proliferate. They are more …

Isolation and characterization of actinomycetes antagonistic to pathogenic Vibrio spp. from nearshore marine sediments

JL You, LX Cao, GF Liu, SN Zhou, HM Tan… - World Journal of …, 2005 - Springer
A total of 94 actinomycete strains were isolated from the marine sediments of a shrimp farm,
87.2% belonged to the genus Streptomyces, others were Micromonospora spp. Fifty-one …

PchR‐box recognition by the AraC‐type regulator PchR of Pseudomonas aeruginosa requires the siderophore pyochelin as an effector

L Michel, N González, S Jagdeep… - Molecular …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Under iron limitation, the opportunistic human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa
produces the siderophore pyochelin. When secreted into the extracellular environment …

Rhizosphere Competent Pseudomonas aeruginosa GRC1 Produces Characteristic Siderophore and Enhances Growth of Indian Mustard (Brassica campestris)

P Pandey, SC Kang, CP Gupta, DK Maheshwari - Current microbiology, 2005 - Springer
Pseudomonas aeruginosa GRC 1, an isolate of potato rhizosphere, was known to have
several plant growth–promoting activities, including production of phytohormone and …

Identification of an Iron-Regulated Hemin-Binding Outer Membrane Protein, HupO, in Vibrio fluvialis: Effects on Hemolytic Activity and the Oxidative Stress Response

SH Ahn, JH Han, JH Lee, KJ Park… - Infection and …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
In pathogenic bacteria, iron acquisition is important for colonization and proliferation in the
host under iron-limited conditions. The ability of Vibrio spp. to acquire iron is often critical to …

Identification and characterization of the TonB region and its role in transferrin-mediated iron acquisition in Haemophilus parasuis

ML del Río, CB Gutiérrez-Martín… - FEMS Immunology & …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Haemophilus parasuis is the causative agent of Glässer's disease, which is responsible for
considerable economic losses in the pig-rearing industry. The aim of the study reported here …

Iron gathering of opportunistic pathogenic fungi

I Nyilasi, T Papp, M Takó, E Nagy… - Acta Microbiologica et …, 2005 - akjournals.com
Iron is an essential nutrient for most organisms because it serves as a catalytic cofactor in
oxidation-reduction reactions. Iron is rather unavailable because it occurs in its insoluble …

Trends in intravenous iron use among dialysis patients in the United States (1994-2002)

WLS Peter, GT Obrador, TL Roberts… - American journal of kidney …, 2005 - Elsevier
Background: Two new intravenous (IV) iron products, ferric gluconate and iron sucrose,
recently were approved for use in the United States. We report trends in IV iron use in both …

[HTML][HTML] Novel anion-independent iron coordination by members of a third class of bacterial periplasmic ferric ion-binding proteins

SR Shouldice, DE McRee, DR Dougan, LW Tari… - Journal of Biological …, 2005 - ASBMB
The uptake of the element iron is vital for the survival of most organisms. Numerous
pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria utilize a periplasm-to-cytosol ATP-binding cassette …