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The specificity of bacterial siderophore receptors probed by bioassays

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The ability to utilize siderophores of bacterial and fungal origin has been studied in wild-type and mutant strains of the enterobacterial generaSalmonella, Escherichia, Shigella, Moellerella, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Hafnia, Pantoea, Ewingella, Tatumella, Yersinia, and in the non-entericsAeromonas, Pseudomonas andAureobacterium. Although only a few representative strains were tested, the results show characteristic genus-specific differences in the utilization of hydroxamate and catecholate siderophores. Moreover, the different response to structural alterations of certain siderophore classes by some wild-type and mutant strains points to variable interacting receptor domains.

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  1. BGA, Institut für Veterinärmedizin, Bereich Wernigerode (Salmonella Zentrale), Burgstraße 37, O-3700, Wernigerode, Germany

    Wolfgang Rabsch

  2. Mikrobiologie/Biotechnologie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 1, W-7400, Tübingen, Germany

    Günther Winkelmann

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Rabsch, W., Winkelmann, G. The specificity of bacterial siderophore receptors probed by bioassays. Biol Metals 4, 244–250 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01141188

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