Structural basis of iron piracy by human gut Bacteroides
Augustinas Silale, Yung Li Soo, Hannah Mark, Rachel N. Motz, Arnaud Baslé, Elizabeth M. Nolan, Bert van den Berg
This study reveals the structural mechanism by which Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron steals iron-bound siderophores from pathogens using the XusAB complex.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · May 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology