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Siderophore Competition

Created “Siderophore Competition”: Small, high-affinity iron-chelating molecules secreted by bacteria and fungi to scavenge ferric iron (Fe3+) from the environment. Siderophore competition is a fundamental ecological force in the gut…

Created “Siderophore Competition”: Small, high-affinity iron-chelating molecules secreted by bacteria and fungi to scavenge ferric iron (Fe3+) from the environment. Siderophore competition is a fundamental ecological force in the gut… Published sections: Siderophore Competition; How Siderophores Work; Major Siderophore Classes in the Gut; Siderophore Piracy (Xenosiderophore Use); The Lipocalin-2 Checkpoint; Commensal Iron Ecology; Siderophores as Antimicrobial Tools; Clinical Relevance; Cross-References.