TonB Energy Transduction Systems of Riemerella anatipestifer Are Required for Iron and Hemin Utilization.

Riemerella anatipestifer (R. anatipestifer) is one of the most important pathogens in ducks. The bacteria causes acute or chronic septicemia characterized by fibrinous pericarditis and meningitis. The R. anatipestifer genome encodes multiple iron/hemin-uptake systems that facilitate adaptation to ir...

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Main Authors: HeBin Liao, XingJun Cheng, DeKang Zhu, MingShu Wang, RenYong Jia, Shun Chen, XiaoYue Chen, Francis Biville, MaFeng Liu, AnChun Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4446302?pdf=render