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Genes Involved in the Biosynthesis and Transport of Acinetobactin in<i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>
1 Jan 2015
Abstract excerpt
Pathogenic bacteria survive in iron-limited host environments by using several iron acquisition mechanisms. Acinetobacter baumannii, causing serious infections in compromised patients, produces an iron-chelating molecule, called acinetobactin, which is composed of equimolar quantities of 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHBA), L-threonine, and N-hydroxyhistamine, to compete with host cells for iron. Genes that are...
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