Iron Uptake in Bacteria with Emphasis on E. coli and Pseudomonas

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Chakraborty, Ranjan (Editor), Braun, Volkmar (Editor), Hantke, Klaus (Editor), Cornelis, Pierre (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Molecular biology.; Microbiology.; Biochemistry.; Applied Microbiology.; Biochemistry, general.; Molecular Medicine.

Iron is essential for the growth of most bacteria because it serves as a cofactor for vital enzymes and for the components of the electron transport chain. Moreover, Iron plays an important role in bacterial pathogenicity; in fact, the iron transport systems in bacteria works as target for designing...

Table of Contents:

• Ferric Siderophore Transport via Outer Membrane Receptors of Escherichia coli: Structural Advancement and a Tribute to Dr. Dick van der Helm- an ‘Ironman’ of Siderophore Biology
• The Tricky Ways Bacteria Cope with Iron Limitation
• Iron Transport Systems and Iron Homeostasis in Pseudomonas.