Evaluation of different iron sources and their influence in biofilm formation by the dental pathogen Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.

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Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, a pathogen associated with oral and extra-oral infections, requires iron to grow under limiting conditions. Although incapable of producing siderophores, this pathogen could acquire iron by direct interaction with compounds such as haemin, haemoglobin, lactoferrin and transferrin. In this work the ability of different A. actinomycetemcomitans strains to bind and use different...

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