Micronutrients like copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), Iron (Fe), and Zinc (Zn) are essential for
plants, and their functions are tightly linked for vital metabolism. The normal concentration …

Iron is an indispensable metabolic cofactor in both pro-and eukaryotes, which engenders a
natural competition for the metal between bacterial pathogens and their human or animal …

Pathogenic infections seriously threaten public health and have been considered as one of
the most critical challenges in clinical therapy. Construction of a safe and efficient …

Cancer is one of the most lethal diseases worldwide that endanger human health. The
persistent risk of drug-resistant cancer and the low specificity of antitumor drugs are the …

Efforts to obtain organic trace elements have been made, including yeast enrichment and
transformation, but the application of yeast for this purpose is restricted by poor tolerance …

Continental margins are an important external source of dissolved iron to the marine
environment. However, the mechanisms responsible for the offshore transport of dissolved …

A new strain belonging to the genus Kocuria, designed PT10, was isolated from irradiated
roots of the xerophyte Panicum turgidum. Isolate PT10 is a Gram-positive, coccoid, aerobic …

Iron is essential for DNA synthesis, respiration, energy metabolism, and key metabolic
reactions intrinsic to life because of its capability to accept and release electrons easily and …

Nutritional immunity is a powerful strategy at the core of the battlefield between host survival
and pathogen proliferation. A host can prevent pathogens from accessing biological metals …

Fungus-mineral interactions influence a variety of geochemical and biological processes on
and near the Earth's surface. The secondary metabolites produced by fungi during these …