Editorial: Role of Iron in Bacterial Pathogenesis

Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2018 Oct 16:8:344. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00344. eCollection 2018.

Authors

Susu M Zughaier¹, Pierre Cornelis²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
² Microbiology Unit, Department of Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and VIB Department of Structural Biology, Brussels, Belgium.

No abstract available

Keywords: host defense against pathogenic bacteria; iron depletion; iron-regulated genes; siderophore; virulence factors.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Bacteria / metabolism*
Bacteria / pathogenicity*
Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Bacterial Infections / pathology*
Iron / metabolism*
Trace Elements / metabolism*
Virulence

Substances

Trace Elements
Iron