Negatively Regulated Aerobactin and Desferrioxamine E by Fur in Pantoea ananatis Are Required for Full Siderophore Production and Antibacterial Activity, but Not for Virulence
Okhee Choi, Jaeyeong Cho, Byeongsam Kang, Yeyeong Lee, Jinwoo Kim
Abstract
Pantoea ananatis is a bacterium that causes diseases in several economically important crops, as well as in insects and humans. This bacterium has been studied extensively as a potentially dangerous pathogen due to its saprophytic ability.
Topics & Concepts
SiderophoreAerobactinBiologyVirulenceMicrobiologyEnterobactinMutantPantoeaErwiniaYersinia enterocoliticaPathogenBacteriaEnterobacteriaceaeGeneEscherichia coli16S ribosomal RNABiochemistryGeneticsPlant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity