A New Way to Beat Intestinal Pathogens. Issue 3 (March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Detweiler, Corrella S.
• Is Part Of: Trends in microbiology. Volume 25:Issue 3(2017)
• Page Start: 169
• Page End: 170
• Publication Date: 2017-03
• Subjects: Microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Virulence (Microbiology) -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Virulence -- Periodicals; Microbiologie -- Périodiques; Infection -- Périodiques; Virulence (Microbiologie) -- Périodiques; Infection; Microbiology; Virulence (Microbiology); 579
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2017.01.003
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0966-842X

Abstract

Abstract : In the gastrointestinal tract, the tug of war for iron may provide a new way to vaccinate. Recent work shows that immunizing mice with siderophores (small molecules that microbes produce to capture iron) foils pathogen colonization and may instead allow a commensal to expand.