Microbial Siderophores

ISBN-13: 9783540711599 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 248 str.

Ajit Varma; Sudhir Chincholkar

Opis

In response to low iron availability in the environment most microorganisms synthesize iron chelators, called siderophores. Bacteria and fungi produce a broad range of structurally diverse siderophores, all of which show a very high affinity for ferric ions. This book presents an up-to-date overview of the chemistry, biology and biotechnology of these iron chelators. Coverage ranges from an introductory chapter to siderotyping to applications in human and plant health.

Spis treści

Fungal Siderophores: Structure, Functions and Regulation.- Siderotyping and Bacterial Taxonomy: A Siderophore Bank for a Rapid Identification at the Species Level of Fluorescent and Non-Fluorescent Pseudomonas.- Siderotyping, a Tool to Characterize, Classify and Identify Fluorescent Pseudomonads.- Siderophores of Symbiotic Fungi.- Protein-mediated Siderophore Uptake in Gram-negative Bacteria: A Structural Perspective.- Competition for Iron and Induced Systemic Resistance by Siderophores of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria.- Pyoverdine Synthesis and its Regulation in Fluorescent Pseudomonads.- Implication of Pyoverdines in the Interactions of Fluorescent Pseudomonads with Soil Microflora and Plant in the Rhizosphere.- Pseudomonas Siderophores and their Biological Significance.- Microbial Siderophores in Human and Plant Health-Care.- Biotechnological Production of Siderophores.- Microbial Siderophore: A State of Art.