Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: Iron is a vital nutrient for the maintenance of enzymatic function, electron transport, DNA synthesis, and other metabolic processes. Thus, bacteria and other microorganisms cope with iron deficiency by secreting high-affinity iron chelators called siderophores. This investigation aimed to characterize siderophore-producing soil bacteria. The soil provides the most complex ecological environment where one can look for promising siderophores to be used for treating either iron overload conditions or to be used as an antibiotic carrier.
Author: Rana Elgazzar
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2618056595