The regulatory logic of siderophore biosynthetic genes in bacteria involves the universal
repressor Fur, which acts together with iron as a negative regulator. However in other …

The abilities of bacterial pathogens to adapt to the environment within the host are essential
to their virulence. Microorganisms have adapted to the iron limitation present in mammalian …

Extracellular solute-binding proteins of bacteria serve as chemoreceptors, recognition
constituents of transport systems, and initiators of signal transduction pathways. Over 50 …

The possession of specialized iron transport systems may be crucial for bacteria to override
the iron limitation imposed by the host or the environment. One of the most commonly found …

Iron is an essential element for nearly all living cells. Thus, the ability of bacteria to utilize
iron is a crucial survival mechanism independent of the ecological niche in which the …

Iron is an essential element for Vibrio spp., but the acquisition of iron is complicated by its
tendency to form insoluble ferric complexes in nature and its association with high-affinity …

Genetic evidence has previously suggested that a zinc metalloprotease is involved in the
invasive mechanism of the fish pathogen Vibrio anguillarum NB10. In this study, the …

Vibrio (Listonella) anguillarum is a marine bacteria that is pathogenic to a number of aquatic
organisms including several species which are important to the aquaculture industry …

In order to assimilate iron, Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC 19606T produces a siderophore
named acinetobactin (Ab) that is composed of equimolar quantities of 2, 3-dihydroxybenzoic …

The Acinetobacter baumannii type strain, ATCC 19606, secretes acinetobactin, a catechol
siderophore highly related to the iron chelator anguibactin produced by the fish pathogen …