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SUBMITTER: Leon-Sicairos N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4496571 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
León-Sicairos Nidia N Angulo-Zamudio Uriel A UA de la Garza Mireya M Velázquez-Román Jorge J Flores-Villaseñor Héctor M HM Canizalez-Román Adrian A
Frontiers in microbiology 20150709
Iron is an essential element for the growth and development of virtually all living organisms. As iron acquisition is critical for the pathogenesis, a host defense strategy during infection is to sequester iron to restrict the growth of invading pathogens. To counteract this strategy, bacteria such as Vibrio parahaemolyticus have adapted to such an environment by developing mechanisms to obtain iron from human hosts. This review focuses on the multiple strategies employed by V. parahaemolyticus ...[more]