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An overview of siderophore biosynthesis among fluorescent Pseudomonads and new insights into their complex cellular organization

Summary Siderophores are iron‐chelating molecules produced by bacteria to access iron, a key nutrient. These compounds have highly diverse chemical structures, with various chelating groups. They are released by bacteria into their environment to scavenge iron and bring it back into the cells. The b...

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Published in:Environmental microbiology 2020-04, Vol.22 (4), p.1447-1466
Main Authors: Schalk, Isabelle J., Rigouin, Coraline, Godet, Julien
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Language:English
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Summary:Summary Siderophores are iron‐chelating molecules produced by bacteria to access iron, a key nutrient. These compounds have highly diverse chemical structures, with various chelating groups. They are released by bacteria into their environment to scavenge iron and bring it back into the cells. The biosynthesis of siderophores requires complex enzymatic processes and expression of the enzymes involved is very finely regulated by iron availability and diverse transcriptional regulators. Recent data have also highlighted the organization of the enzymes involved in siderophore biosynthesis into siderosomes, multi‐enzymatic complexes involved in siderophore synthesis. An understanding of siderophore biosynthesis is of great importance, as these compounds have many potential biotechnological applications because of their metal‐chelating properties and their key role in bacterial growth and virulence. This review focuses on the biosynthesis of siderophores produced by fluorescent Pseudomonads, bacteria capable of colonizing a large variety of ecological niches. They are characterized by the production of chromopeptide siderophores, called pyoverdines, which give the typical green colour characteristic of fluorescent pseudomonad cultures. Secondary siderophores are also produced by these strains and can have highly diverse structures (such as pyochelins, pseudomonine, yersiniabactin, corrugatin, achromobactin and quinolobactin).
ISSN:1462-2912
1462-2920
DOI:10.1111/1462-2920.14937