Conditional privatization of a public siderophore enables Pseudomonas aeruginosa to resist cheater invasion

Autor: Zhenyu Jin, Jiahong Li, Lei Ni, Rongrong Zhang, Aiguo Xia, Fan Jin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03791-y
Popis: Pyoverdine is secreted by the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa to scavenge iron from its hosts. Here, the authors show that under stress conditions P. aeruginosa uses a ‘conditional privatization’ strategy, reserving pyoverdine intracellularly to protect against oxidative damage.
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