Hydroxamate production as a high affinity iron acquisition mechanism in Paracoccidioides spp.
Iron is a micronutrient required by almost all living organisms, including fungi. Although this metal is abundant, its bioavailability is low either in aerobic environments or within mammalian hosts. As a consequence, pathogenic microorganisms evolved high affinity iron acquisition mechanisms which...
Main Authors: | Mirelle Garcia Silva-Bailão, Elisa Flávia Luiz Cardoso Bailão, Beatrix Elisabeth Lechner, Gregory M Gauthier, Herbert Lindner, Alexandre Melo Bailão, Hubertus Haas, Célia Maria de Almeida Soares |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4144954?pdf=render |
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