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Staphylococcus aureus Growth using Human Hemoglobin as an Iron Source

S. aureus is a pathogenic bacterium that requires iron to carry out vital metabolic functions and cause disease. The most abundant reservoir of iron inside the human host is heme, which is the cofactor of hemoglobin. To acquire iron from hemoglobin, S. aureus utilizes an elaborate system known as th...

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Main Authors: Pishchany, Gleb, Haley, Kathryn P., Skaar, Eric P.
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: MyJove Corporation 2013
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3600743/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23426144
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3791/50072
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