A New Way to Beat Intestinal Pathogens #MMPMID28139374
Detweiler CS
Trends Microbiol 2017[Mar]; 25 (3): 169-70 PMID28139374show ga
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 microbes produce to capture iron) foils pathogen colonization and may instead allow a commensal to expand.