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. 2004 Mar;72(3):1402–1408. doi: 10.1128/IAI.72.3.1402-1408.2004

TABLE 1.

Growth of A. fumigatus in MEM (5 ml) containing a 250 μM concentration of the iron chelator 2,2′-dipyridyl and supplemented with holotransferrin, apotransferrin, or FeCl3

Iron source Mean ± SD mycelial dry wt after 96 h (mg)
None (MEM and 2,2′-dipyridyl alone) 0.13 ± 0.07
Holotransferrin (25 μM) 1.30 ± 0.90a
Apotransferrin (25 μM) 0.02 ± 0.05
FeCl3 (50 μM) 0.80 ± 0.40a
a

Growth was significantly greater than that in the absence of any iron source (none) (P < 0.05).