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[PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 26. cofactor of numerous metabolic and enzymatic processes (10). Low solubility of the ferric iron at biological pH coupled with the sequestering of iron as a part of the innate immune system of the mammalian host restricts the availability of free iron to the invading microorganisms. Pathogenic bacteria, however,…
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