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Comparison of the main siderophores produced by some species of Streptomyces

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The production of siderophores by four Streptomyces strains, S. ambofaciens, S. coelicolor, S. lividans, and S. viridosporus, was studied under iron-limited conditions. S. viridosporus produced two different siderophores: the linear desferrioxamine B and the cyclic desferrioxamine E. The latter was produced by the other strains and was the main siderophore of S. ambofaciens. The linear desferrioxamine G was the major form of S. coelicolor and S. lividans. The uptake rates of 55Fe-labeled ferrioxamines by S. lividans and S. viridosporus showed that the G form was incorporated less efficiently than the B and E forms.

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    Marlène Imbert, Max Béchet & Roland Blondeau

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Imbert, M., Béchet, M. & Blondeau, R. Comparison of the main siderophores produced by some species of Streptomyces . Current Microbiology 31, 129–133 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00294289

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