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Brucella abortus strain 2308 produces brucebactin, a highly efficient catecholic siderophore.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Feb 2002
González Carreró Manuel I, Sangari Félix J, Agüero Jesús, Garcı A Lobo Juan M
Abstract excerpt
Brucella abortus is known to produce 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate (2,3-DHBA) and to use this catechol as a siderophore to grow under iron-limited conditions. In this study a mutant (BAM41) is described that is deficient in siderophore production by insertion of Tn5 in the virulent B. abortus strain 2308. This mutant was unable to grow on iron-deprived medium and its growth could not be restored by addition of 2,3-DHBA....
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