Article
Iron uptake in Plesiomonas shigelloides: cloning of the genes for the heme-iron uptake system.
Infection and immunity - 1 Aug 1991
Daskaleros P A, Stoebner J A, Payne S M
Abstract excerpt
The iron uptake systems of Plesiomonas shigelloides strains were determined. Siderophore production was not detected by chemical or biological assays, and the strains tested were unable to use enterobactin, aerobactin, or vibriobactin for growth in low-iron media. Both hemin and hemoglobin supported full growth of the bacteria in media lacking other iron sources, but neither transferrin nor lactoferrin served as...
Topics
- Biological Transport
- Cloning, Molecular
- Escherichia coli
- Genes, Bacterial
- Heme
- Hemin
- Hemolysin Proteins
- Iron
- Iron Chelating Agents
- Kinetics
- Mutation
- Siderophores
