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The alternative role of enterobactin as an oxidative stress protector allows Escherichia coli colony development.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Adler Conrado, Corbalan Natalia S, Peralta Daiana R, Pomares María Fernanda, de Cristóbal Ricardo E, Vincent Paula A
Abstract excerpt
Numerous bacteria have evolved different iron uptake systems with the ability to make use of their own and heterologous siderophores. However, there is growing evidence attributing alternative roles for siderophores that might explain the potential adaptive advantages of microorganisms having multiple siderophore systems. In this work, we show the requirement of the siderophore enterobactin for Escherichia coli...
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