Aerobactin

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Aerobactin is a bacterial siderophore found in E. coli.[1] It is a virulence factor enabling E. Coli to sequester iron in iron-poor environments, for example, the urinary tract.[2]

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  1. ^ Johnson JR, Moseley SL, Roberts PL, Stamm WE. "Aerobactin and Other Virulence Factor Genes among Strains of Escherichia coli Causing Urosepsis: Association with Patient Characteristics." Infection And Immunity. 1988;56(2):405-412
  2. ^ Meyrier A. "Urinary Tract Infection." From Schrier RW (Ed). Atlas of Diseases of the Kidney. Blackwell Publishing; 1999
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