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Salmonella utilizes siderophores, such as enterobactin and salmochelin, to scavenge iron from the host environment. These siderophores bind iron tightly and transport it back into the bacterial cell via specific receptors. One such receptor is encoded by the iroN gene, which produces a 78-kDa outer membrane protein that facilitates the uptake of catecholate-type siderophores
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Human Iron metabolism
Iron
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