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Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus is able to grow in the presence of extremely low iron concentrations (0.04 microM). In iron-limiting conditions, this species develops alternative metabolic strategies such as highly efficient iron-uptake mechanisms which are only partially shared with S. epidermidis. Here we summarize the mechanisms induced by iron starvation in S. aureus in order to elucidate the virulence characteristics of this bacterium.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8768513 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1996.tb08373.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEMS Microbiol Lett ISSN: 0378-1097 Impact factor: 2.742