The Role of Iron in Bacterial Pathogenesis

The collection of articles published in this eBook represent different facets of the interactions between pathogens and their host concerning the battle for iron. Pathogens have developed different strategies to acquire iron from their host. These include the production of siderophores, heme acquisi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Susu M. Zughaier (auth), Pierre Cornelis
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
Series:Frontiers Research Topics
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009420370906719
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Summary:The collection of articles published in this eBook represent different facets of the interactions between pathogens and their host concerning the battle for iron. Pathogens have developed different strategies to acquire iron from their host. These include the production of siderophores, heme acquisition and ferrous iron uptake.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (156 p.)