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. 1980 Sep;143(3):1420–1424. doi: 10.1128/jb.143.3.1420-1424.1980

Synthesis and utilization of siderophores by Shigella flexneri.

S M Payne
PMCID: PMC294525  PMID: 6447691

Abstract

Strains of Shigella flexneri secrete a hydroxamate-type siderophore when grown in low-iron media. This hydroxamate appears to be identical with aerobactin, a siderophore synthesized by Aerobacter aerogenes. In contrast to other enteric bacteria, S. flexneri did not produce detectable phenolate siderophores, although it could utilize an exogenously supplied phenolate.

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