Two functionally distinct heme/iron transport systems are virulence determinants of the fish pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum
Y. Zhu, D. Lechardeur, J.-F. Bernardet, B. Kerouault, C. Guerin, D. Rigaudeau, P. Nicolas, E. Duchaud, T. Rochat
This study identifies two heme/iron transport systems in Flavobacterium psychrophilum that are essential for virulence and adaptation to iron conditions during infection.
bioRxiv · Apr 4, 2022Microbiology