Multiple High-affinity Iron-uptake Systems of Vibrio vulnificus.
10.4167/jbv.2013.43.3.168
- Author:
Sung Heui SHIN
1
Author Information
1. Department of Microbiology, Chosun University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. shsin@chosun.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
V. vulnificus;
Iron;
Iron-uptake system;
Iron chelation
- MeSH:
Bacteria;
Humans;
Iron;
Sepsis;
Vibrio;
Vibrio vulnificus;
Wound Infection
- From:Journal of Bacteriology and Virology
2013;43(3):168-176
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Vibrio vulnificus is a Gram-negative halophilic bacterium that causes necrotizing wound infections and fatal septicemia, which mainly occur in patients with elevated serum or tissue iron levels. Accumulated experimental data clearly show that V. vulnificus is a ferrophilic bacterium that requires more available iron for growth than other pathogenic bacteria, has multiple iron-uptake systems, which play important roles in the pathogenesis of the V. vulnificus infections. This review summarized the composition, regulation and significance of V. vulnificus iron-uptake systems. These iron-uptake systems may be attractive candidates for the development of V. vulnificus vaccine. Iron-chelating therapy can also be a promising modality for the prevention and treatment of V. vulnificus infections.