Role of catecholate siderophores in gram-negative bacterial colonization of the mouse gut.

Role of catecholate siderophores in gram-negative bacterial colonization of the mouse gut.

We investigated the importance of the production of catecholate siderophores, and the utilization of their iron (III) complexes, to colonization of the mouse intestinal tract by Escherichia coli. First, a ΔtonB strain was completely unable to colonize mice. Next, we compared wild type E. coli MG1655...

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Main Authors: Hualiang Pi, Shari A Jones, Lynn E Mercer, Jessica P Meador, Joyce E Caughron, Lorne Jordan, Salete M Newton, Tyrrell Conway, Phillip E Klebba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3510177?pdf=render

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