feoA, feoB, and feoC encode essential components of the Vibrio cholerae ferrous iron transport system
Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of the diarrheal disease cholera, must acquire iron to survive. Although iron is relatively abundant, it forms insoluble ferric complexes in the presence of oxygen. The more soluble ferrous iron is limited to anaerobic or reducing environments. To meet the nut...
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-12-2565 |