Overview
- Includes new basic findings and their biotechnological applications
- Presents for the first time all aspects of siderophore chemistry, biology and biotechnology
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Soil Biology (SOILBIOL, volume 12)
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In response to low iron availability in the environment most microorganisms synthesize iron chelators, called siderophores. Bacteria and fungi produce a broad range of structurally diverse siderophores, which all show a very high affinity for ferric ions.
"Microbial Siderophores" presents an up-to-date overview of the chemistry, biology and biotechnology of these iron chelators. Following an introduction to the structure, functions and regulation of fungal siderophores, several chapters focus on siderophores of pseudomonads. Here, the technique of siderotyping, which has proved to be a rapid, accurate and inexpensive tool for pseudomonad characterization and identification, is described. Further, the biological significance of siderophores of symbiotic fungi and the possible role of siderophores in pathogenesis are discussed. In addition to methodological approaches, chapters on the biotechnological production of siderophores and their application in promoting human and plant health are included.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Microbial Siderophores
Editors: Ajit Varma, Sudhir B. Chincholkar
Series Title: Soil Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71160-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-71159-9Published: 20 June 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-09025-7Published: 30 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-71160-5Published: 04 July 2007
Series ISSN: 1613-3382
Series E-ISSN: 2196-4831
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 248
Topics: Microbiology, Sedimentology, Plant Pathology, Plant Biochemistry, Agriculture, Applied Microbiology