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A siderophore production mutant of Bordetella bronchiseptica cannot use lactoferrin as an iron source.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jun 1993
Foster L A, Dyer D W
Abstract excerpt
Bordetella bronchiseptica secreted a hydroxamate siderophore when grown in Fe-depleted medium. A Tn5lac insertion mutant of B. bronchiseptica, DBB22, did not produce this hydroxamate siderophore and was incapable of using lactoferrin as an Fe source. Our data suggest that B. bronchiseptica uses a siderophore for removal of Fe from lactoferrin and transferrin rather than relying upon a receptor for these host...
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