Table 4.
Siderophores (endogenous and exogenous) in selected pathogens.
| Pathogens | Native Siderophores | Siderophore receptor (OMR) | Xenosiderophores | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Pyoverdine, Pyochelin | FpvA, FptA | Enterobactin, ferrioxamine and ferrichrome, mycobactin and carboxymycobactin, rhizobactin, aerobactin, schizokinen, vibriobactin | (152–154) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | Staphyloferrin A, Staphyloferrin B, Staphylopine, Aureochelin |
HtsA, SirA, CntA, ND |
DFO-B, ferrichrome, aerobatin, coprogen, enterobactin, rhodorulic acid, baillibactin, salmochelin | (155–157) |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | Aerobactin Yersiniabactin Enterobactin Salmochelin |
IutA FyuA FepA IroN |
– | (158, 159) |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | Acinetobactin Fimsbactin Baumannoferrins |
BauA ND ND |
– | (160, 161) |
| Escherichia coli | Enterobactin Salmochelin Aerobactin Yersiniabactin |
FepA IroN IutA FyuA |
– | (162) |
| S. epidermidis | Staphyloferrin A, Staphyloferrin B |
HtsA, SirA, |
DFO-B | (163, 164) |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Mycobactin, Carboxymycobactin |
ND | – | (165, 166) |
| Aspergillus fumigatus | Fusarinine C, Triacetylfusarinine C, Ferricrocin |
MirB | (147) | |
| Candida albicans | - | - | Ferrichrome, ferricrocin, ferrichrysin, ferrirubin, ferrioxamine B, ferrioxamine E | (167, 168) |
| Mucorales | Rhizoferrin | FslE | DFO-B | (169) |