Microbial Siderophores
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.
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Ajit Varma Sudhir Chincholkar (Eds.)
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Prof. Dr. Ajit Varma Director Amity Institute of Microbial Sciences and Vice Chairman (International) Amity Science Technology Foundation Amity University Uttar Pradesh Sector-125 Noida 201303 India E-mail: [email protected] Prof. Sudhir B. Chincholkar Director School of Life Sciences North Maharashtra University P.O. Box 80 Jalgaon 425 001 India E-mail: [email protected] Library of Congress Control Number: 2007921586
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Preface
After the shift in paradigms of microbial technology,
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