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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia produces an EntC-dependent catecholate siderophore that is distinct from enterobactin.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Nov 2017
Nas Megan Y, Cianciotto Nicholas P
Abstract excerpt
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, a Gram-negative, multi-drug-resistant bacterium, is increasingly recognized as a key opportunistic pathogen. Thus, we embarked upon an investigation of S. maltophilia iron acquisition. To begin, we determined that the genome of strain K279a is predicted to encode a complete siderophore system, including a biosynthesis pathway, an outer-membrane receptor for ferrisiderophore, and...
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