Watson, Robert J.,Millichap, Peter,Joyce, Susan A.,Reynolds, Stuart,Clarke, David J.

2010

June

BMC Microbiology

The role of iron uptake in pathogenicity and symbiosis in Photorhabdus luminescens TT01

Published

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10

1

177

Photorhabdus are Gram negative bacteria that are pathogenic to insect larvae whilst also having a mutualistic interaction with nematodes from the family Heterorhabditis. Iron is an essential nutrient and bacteria have different mechanisms for obtaining both the ferrous (Fe2+) and ferric (Fe3+) forms of this metal from their environments. In this study we were interested in analyzing the role of Fe3+ and Fe2+ iron uptake systems in the ability of Photorhabdus to interact with its invertebrate hosts.

1471-2180

https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-10-177

10.1186/1471-2180-10-177