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Ferritin and ferrihydrite nanoparticles as iron sources for Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Journal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry - 1 Mar 2013
Dehner Carolyn, Morales-Soto Nydia, Behera Rabindra K, Shrout Joshua, Theil Elizabeth C, Maurice Patricia A, Dubois Jennifer L
Abstract excerpt
Metabolism of iron derived from insoluble and/or scarce sources is essential for pathogenic and environmental microbes. The ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to acquire iron from exogenous ferritin was assessed; ferritin is an iron-concentrating and antioxidant protein complex composed of a catalytic protein and caged ferrihydrite nanomineral synthesized from Fe(II) and O(2) or H(2)O(2). Ferritin and free...
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