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Kathryn P Haley1, Eric P Skaar.
Abstract
The use of iron as an enzymatic cofactor is pervasive in biological systems. Consequently most living organisms, including pathogenic bacteria, require iron to survive and replicate. To combat infection vertebrates have evolved sophisticated iron sequestration systems against which, pathogenic bacteria have concomitantly evolved equally elaborate iron acquisition mechanisms.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22123296 PMCID: PMC3785375 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2011.11.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microbes Infect ISSN: 1286-4579 Impact factor: 2.700