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Microbiology
Iron Transport and Receptors in Bacteria
1. Iron in Bacterial Physiology
2. Iron Bioavailability Challenges
3. Bacterial Iron Acquisition Strategies
4. Siderophore Structure and Function
5. Outer Membrane Iron Receptors
6. Periplasmic and Inner Membrane Transport
7. Intracellular Iron Processing
8. Iron Homeostasis Regulation
9. Iron Acquisition and Bacterial Pathogenesis
10. Therapeutic Applications and Drug Development
3.
Bacterial Iron Acquisition Strategies
3.1.
Siderophore-mediated Systems
3.1.1.
High-affinity Iron Chelation
3.1.2.
Secretion and Uptake Mechanisms
3.1.3.
Environmental Advantages
3.2.
Heme Acquisition Systems
3.2.1.
Heme Extraction from Host Proteins
3.2.2.
Specialized Transport Machinery
3.2.3.
Heme Degradation Pathways
3.3.
Ferrous Iron Transport
3.3.1.
Environmental Conditions Favoring Fe²⁺
3.3.2.
Specific Fe²⁺ Transporters
3.3.3.
Anaerobic and Microaerobic Niches
3.4.
Direct Host Protein Binding
3.4.1.
Surface Receptors for Transferrin
3.4.2.
Lactoferrin-binding Proteins
3.4.3.
Iron Extraction Mechanisms
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