Journal article
Iron Acquisition by Parasitic Protozoa
Parasitology today (Regular ed.), Vol.14(9), pp.348-353
1998
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(98)01294-0
PMID: 17040815
Abstract
The efficient uptake of iron by microorganisms is essential for their survival. Mammalian hosts possess elaborate means of sequestering their iron stores to protect themselves against invading pathogens. In this review, Mary Wilson and Bradley Britigan summarize mechanisms by which bacteria and protozoa effectively scavenge iron from their hosts during infection, as well as the potential and proven effects of these mechanisms on microbial virulence.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Iron Acquisition by Parasitic Protozoa
- Creators
- M.E Wilson - Department of Internal Medicine and Microbiology, University of Iowa, and the Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, USAB.E Britigan - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Parasitology today (Regular ed.), Vol.14(9), pp.348-353
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0169-4758(98)01294-0
- PMID
- 17040815
- NLM abbreviation
- Parasitol Today
- ISSN
- 0169-4758
- eISSN
- 1873-1473
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1998
- Academic Unit
- Microbiology and Immunology; International Programs; Epidemiology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984001154202771
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