Trivier D, Courcol R J
Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Hygiène, Hôpital Calmette, Lille, France.
FEMS Microbiol Lett. 1996 Aug 1;141(2-3):117-27. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1996.tb08373.x.
Staphylococcus aureus is able to grow in the presence of extremely low iron concentrations (0.04 microM). In iron-limiting conditions, this species develops alternative metabolic strategies such as highly efficient iron-uptake mechanisms which are only partially shared with S. epidermidis. Here we summarize the mechanisms induced by iron starvation in S. aureus in order to elucidate the virulence characteristics of this bacterium.
金黄色葡萄球菌能够在极低铁浓度（0.04微摩尔）的环境中生长。在铁限制条件下，该菌种会形成替代代谢策略，如高效的铁摄取机制，而表皮葡萄球菌仅部分具备这些机制。在此，我们总结了金黄色葡萄球菌中铁饥饿诱导的机制，以阐明该细菌的毒力特征。
