The Role of Iron in Bacterial Pathogenesis

The collection of articles published in this eBook represent different facets of the interactions between pathogens and their host concerning the battle for iron. Pathogens have developed different strategies to acquire iron from their host. These include the production of siderophores, heme acquisi...

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Main Author: Susu M. Zughaier
Other Authors: Pierre Cornelis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
Series:Frontiers Research Topics
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Summary:The collection of articles published in this eBook represent different facets of the interactions between pathogens and their host concerning the battle for iron. Pathogens have developed different strategies to acquire iron from their host. These include the production of siderophores, heme acquisition and ferrous iron uptake.
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (156 p.)
ISBN:9782889456628
978-2-88945-662-8