Iron is an essential nutriment for almost all organisms, but this metal is poorly bioavailable. During infection, bacteria access iron from the host by importing either iron or hemin. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a Gram-negative pathogen, secretes two siderophores, pyoverdine (PVD) and pyochelin (PCH), t...
ORGANISM(S): Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1