Control of metal homeostasis is essential for life in all kingdoms. In most prokaryotic
organisms the FUR (ferric uptake regulator) family of transcriptional regulators is involved in …

The transition or d-block metal ions manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc and to a
more specialized degree molybdenum, tungsten, and vanadium have been shown to be …

Iron is an essential micronutrient, and, in the case of bacteria, its availability is commonly a
growth-limiting factor. However, correct functioning of cells requires that the labile pool of …

Iron is both an essential nutrient for the growth of microorganisms, as well as a dangerous
metal due to its capacity to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) via the Fenton reaction …

Bacteria commonly utilise a unique type of transporter, called Feo, to specifically acquire the
ferrous (Fe 2+) form of iron from their environment. Enterobacterial Feo systems are …

We describe a comprehensive detection system for 18 kinds of classical and newly
described staphylococcal superantigenic toxin genes using four sets of multiplex PCR …

Bacterial response to nitric oxide (NO) is of major importance since NO is an obligatory
intermediate of the nitrogen cycle. Transcriptional regulation of the dissimilatory nitric oxides …

The alphaproteobacterium Nitrobacter winogradskyi (ATCC 25391) is a gram-negative
facultative chemolithoautotroph capable of extracting energy from the oxidation of nitrite to …

Production of nitric oxide (NO) and nitrous oxide (N2O) by ammonia (NH3)‐oxidizing
bacteria in natural and man‐made habitats is thought to contribute to the undesirable …

Abstract Iron–sulfur (Fe–S) cluster containing proteins that regulate gene expression are
present in most organisms. The innate chemistry of their Fe–S cofactors makes these …