MicrobiologybioRxiv
Heme-dependent siderophore utilization promotes iron-restricted growth of the Staphylococcus aureus hemB small colony variant
I. Z. Batko, R. S. Flannagan, V. Guariglia-Oropeza…·D. E. Heinrichs
This study shows that heme-dependent siderophore utilization is critical for iron acquisition by hemB S. aureus SCVs, enabling growth under iron restriction and in vivo.