Race for iron (IMAGE)

Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute -

Race for iron

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In a Petri dish, Pandoraea bacteria use newly discovered natural products to inhibit the growth of competing microbes. The bioactive pandorabactins deprive other bacteria of vital iron.

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Elena Herzog, Leibniz-HKI

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