<em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> Growth using Human Hemoglobin as an Iron Source
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Staphylococcus aureus growth using human hemoglobin as an iron source.
S. aureus is a pathogenic bacterium that requires iron to carry out vital metabolic functions and cause disease. The most abundant reservoir of iron inside the human host is heme, which is the cofactor of hemoglobin. To acquire iron from hemoglobin, S. aureus utilizes an elaborate system known as the iron-regulated surface determinant (Isd) system. Components of the Isd system first bind host h...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Visualized Experiments
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1940-087X
DOI: 10.3791/50072