Siderophore Common

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Definitions

Noun

Any medium-sized molecule that has a high specificity for binding or chelating iron; they are employed by microorganisms to obtain iron from the environment

See Also

siderotyping alterobactin ferripyoverdine pyochelin siderovar siderophores ferrosiderophore aerobactin

Related Terms

siderotyping alterobactin ferripyoverdine pyochelin siderovar siderophores ferrosiderophore aerobactin vanchrobactin anguibactin microorganism phytosiderophore aposiderophore synechobactin staphyloferrin staphylobactin enterobactin xenosiderophore acinetobactin ferrioxamine

Rhyming Words

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