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, all of which show a very high affinity for ferric ions.

This book presents an up-to-date overview of the chemistry, biology and biotechnology of these iron chelators. Coverage ranges from an introductory chapter to siderotyping to applications in human and plant health.

Inhalt
Fungal Siderophores: Structure, Functions and Regulation.- Siderotyping and Bacterial Taxonomy: A Siderophore Bank for a Rapid Identification at the Species Level of Fluorescent and Non-Fluorescent Pseudomonas.- Siderotyping, a Tool to Characterize, Classify and Identify Fluorescent Pseudomonads.- Siderophores of Symbiotic Fungi.- Protein-mediated Siderophore Uptake in Gram-negative Bacteria: A Structural Perspective.- Competition for Iron and Induced Systemic Resistance by Siderophores of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria.- Pyoverdine Synthesis and its Regulation in Fluorescent Pseudomonads.- Implication of Pyoverdines in the Interactions of Fluorescent Pseudomonads with Soil Microflora and Plant in the Rhizosphere.- Pseudomonas Siderophores and their Biological Significance.- Microbial Siderophores in Human and Plant Health-Care.- Biotechnological Production of Siderophores.- Microbial Siderophore: A State of Art.