Characterization of a novel iron acquisition activity that coordinates the iron response with population density under iron-replete conditions in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Roy, Emily M ^a   Griffith, Kevin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Efe acquisition factor; EfeUOB (ywbLMN); Fe(II) Fe(III); Iron chelation; Iron reduction; Siderophore

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCHELIN; IRON; SIDEROPHORE; TRANSCRIPTOME; BACILLIBACTIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; OLIGOPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONDITIONED MEDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARRIER PROTEINS; ENTEROBACTIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; IRON; MUTATION; OLIGOPEPTIDES;

EID: 85008517975     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00487-16     Document Type: Article

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