The aerobactin-mediated iron uptake system in Escherichia coli K-12
Some strains of E. coli secrete a low molecular weight compound, aerobactin, with a high affinity for ferric iron. After complexing ferric iron aerobactin may be transported back into the cell and used as a source of iron. The ability to secrete aerobactin and utilize iron derived from this source h...
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University of Leicester
1991
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