Bacterial Siderophores Promote Animal Host Iron Acquisition and Growth

Overview

Journal Cell

Publisher Cell Press

Specialty Cell Biology

Date 2018 Oct 6

PMID 30290138

Citations 2

Authors

Dennis H Kim

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Abstract

Siderophores are small molecules produced by bacteria that bind ferric iron in the surrounding environment with extraordinary affinity. A new study provides evidence that a simple animal host, Caenorhabditis elegans, co-opts siderophores to promote its own iron acquisition and growth.

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