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. 1987 May;25(5):849–855. doi: 10.1128/jcm.25.5.849-855.1987

Media for study of growth kinetics and envelope properties of iron-deprived bacteria.

J L Kadurugamuwa, H Anwar, M R Brown, G H Shand, K H Ward
PMCID: PMC266102  PMID: 3108311

Abstract

Ion-exchange chromatography was used to remove iron from complex and chemically defined laboratory media. The kinetics of metal cation removal from the media was investigated by using atomic absorption spectrophotometry, and the results indicated that over 90% of the iron could be eliminated from certain complex media by this treatment. The treated medium was used for growth studies in a gram-positive and a number of gram-negative organisms that were isolated from infections in humans. High-molecular-weight outer membrane proteins that are known to be induced under iron-depleted growth conditions (iron-regulated membrane proteins) were observed when a number of gram-negative pathogens were cultivated in the treated media. Iron uptake by Staphylococcus aureus varied, depending on the iron content of the medium.

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