Petrobactin protects against oxidative stress and enhances sporulation efficiency in Bacillus anthracis Sterne
A. K. Hagan, Y. M. Plotnick, R. E. Dingle, Z. I. Mendel, S. R. Cendrowski, D. H. Sherman, A. Tripathi, P. C. Hanna
This paper shows petrobactin is required for efficient sporulation and oxidative stress protection in B. anthracis Sterne, even with ample iron, and is involved in transmission via spores in natural infections.
bioRxiv · Jun 19, 2018Microbiology