Soft-rot Enterobacteriaceae (SRE), which belong to the genera Pectobacterium and
Dickeya, consist mainly of broad host-range pathogens that cause wilt, rot, and blackleg …

Lipoproteins fulfill diverse roles in antibiotic resistance, adhesion, protein secretion,
signaling and sensing, and many also serve as the substrate binding protein (SBP) partner …

One of the most important micronutrients for bacterial growth is iron, whose bioavailability in
soil is limited. Consequently, rhizospheric bacteria such as Pseudomonas fluorescens …

Cronobacter spp. are emerging pathogens that cause severe infantile meningitis,
septicemia, or necrotizing enterocolitis. Contaminated powdered infant formula has been …

Burkholderia pseudomallei is a mostly saprophytic bacterium, but can infect humans where
it causes the difficult-to-manage disease melioidosis. Even with proper diagnosis and …

Yersinia pestis has a flea-mammal-flea transmission cycle, and is a zoonotic pathogen that
causes the systemic diseases bubonic and septicaemic plague in rodents and humans, as …

Helicobacter pylori infections are closely associated with peptic ulcers, gastric malignancy
and iron deficiency anemia. Iron is essential for almost all living organisms and the …

A putative operon encoding an uncharacterized ferrous iron transport (FtrABCD) system was
previously identified in cDNA microarray studies. In growth studies using buffered medium at …

Iron is an essential growth factor for virtually all organisms. However, iron is not readily
available in most environments and microorganisms have evolved specialized mechanisms …

An important component of host innate immunity is the ability to withhold iron (Fe) from
invading pathogens. More recently, it has become clear that similar battles between the host …