Characterization of pyoverdine and achromobactin in Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola 1448a.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola 1448a (P. syringae 1448a), the causative agent of bean halo blight, is a bacterium capable of occupying diverse biological niches. Under conditions of iron starvation P. syringae 1448a secretes siderophores for active uptake of iron. The primary siderophore of P. syringae 1448a is pyoverdine, a fluorescent molecule that is assembled from amino acid precursors by non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) enzymes. Whereas other species of Pseudomonas often exhibit structural variations in the pyoverdine produced by different strains, all P. syringae pathovars previously tested have been found to make an identical pyoverdine molecule. P. syringae 1448a also appears to have the genetic potential to make two secondary siderophores, achromob

SUBMITTER: Owen JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3207962 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature