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. 1993 May;59(5):1688–1690. doi: 10.1128/aem.59.5.1688-1690.1993

Siderophore Utilization by Bradyrhizobium japonicum

Ora Plessner 1,†, Taryn Klapatch 1, Mary Lou Guerinot 1,*
PMCID: PMC182140  PMID: 16348945

Abstract

Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA 110 and 61A152 can utilize the hydroxamate-type siderophores ferrichrome and rhodotorulate, in addition to ferric citrate, to overcome iron starvation. These strains can also utilize the pyoverdin-type siderophore pseudobactin St3. The ability to utilize another organism's siderophores may confer a selective advantage in the rhizosphere.

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