Beneficial features of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria for improving plant growth and health in challenging conditions: A methodical review

E Oleńska, W Małek, M Wójcik, I Swiecicka… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
New eco-friendly approaches are required to improve plant biomass production. Beneficial
plant growth-promoting (PGP) bacteria may be exploited as excellent and efficient …

A Review of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Metallophores: Pyoverdine, Pyochelin and Pseudopaline

G Ghssein, Z Ezzeddine - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) causes
several infections, both acute and chronic, mainly in hosts with compromised immunity and …

An overview of siderophore biosynthesis among fluorescent Pseudomonads and new insights into their complex cellular organization

IJ Schalk, C Rigouin, J Godet - Environmental Microbiology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Siderophores are iron‐chelating molecules produced by bacteria to access iron, a key
nutrient. These compounds have highly diverse chemical structures, with various chelating …

Iron acquisition strategies in pseudomonads: mechanisms, ecology, and evolution

R Kümmerli - Biometals, 2023 - Springer
Iron is important for bacterial growth and survival, as it is a common co-factor in essential
enzymes. Although iron is very abundant in the earth crust, its bioavailability is low in most …

The role of FoxA, FiuA, and FpvB in iron acquisition via hydroxamate-type siderophores in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

V Will, C Frey, V Normant, L Kuhn, J Chicher, F Volck… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Siderophores are specialized molecules produced by bacteria and fungi to scavenge iron, a
crucial nutrient for growth and metabolism. Catecholate-type siderophores are mainly …

Opportunistic use of catecholamine neurotransmitters as siderophores to access iron by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Q Perraud, L Kuhn, S Fritsch, G Graulier… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Iron is an essential nutrient for bacterial growth and the cause of a fierce battle between the
pathogen and host during infection. Bacteria have developed several strategies to access …

Plant-derived catechols are substrates of TonB-dependent transporters and sensitize Pseudomonas aeruginosa to siderophore-drug conjugates

A Luscher, V Gasser, D Bumann, GLA Mislin, IJ Schalk… - MBio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen responsible for acute and chronic
infections in immunocompromised hosts. This organism is known to compete efficiently …

Vectorization via Siderophores Increases Antibacterial Activity of K(RW)3 Peptides against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

E Olshvang, S Fritsch, OC Scholtyssek… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A series of new conjugates comprised from a small synthetic antimicrobial peptide (AMP)
and a siderophore‐type vector component was designed and tested for activity on P …

Nocardamine-Dependent Iron Uptake in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Exclusive Involvement of the FoxA Outer Membrane Transporter

V Normant, I Josts, L Kuhn, Q Perraud… - ACS chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Iron is a key nutrient for almost all living organisms. Paradoxically, it is poorly soluble and
consequently poorly bioavailable. Bacteria have thus developed multiple strategies to …

Metal chelation as an antibacterial strategy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii

MM Golden, AC Heppe, CL Zaremba… - RSC Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
It is estimated that by 2050, bacterial infections will cause 1.8 million more deaths than
cancer annually, and the current lack of antibiotic drug discovery is only exacerbating the …