The Role of Iron in Bacterial Pathogenesis

• Main Author: Susu M. Zughaier (auth)
• Other Authors: Pierre Cornelis (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Infection; nutritional immunity; Virulence; Bacterial Pathogenesis; bacterioferritin; iron acquisition; siderophore
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...