Microbial Siderophores

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Varma, Ajit (Editor), Chincholkar, Sudhir B. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: Soil Biology, 12
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Microbiology.; Sedimentology.; Agriculture.; Plant biochemistry.; Plant pathology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Pathology.; Plant Biochemistry.; Applied Microbiology.

In response to low iron availability in the environment most microorganisms synthesize iron chelators, called siderophores. Bacteria and fungi produce a broad range of structurally diverse siderophores, which all show a very high affinity for ferric ions. "Microbial Siderophores" presents...