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To determine the mechanisms of iron acquisition in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, a unicellular planktonic cyanobacterium that does not produce endogenous siderophores.

September 12, 2011Environmental Microbiology

The role of reduction in iron uptake processes in a unicellular, planktonic cyanobacterium

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CKChana F. KranzlerBar-Ilan University HLHagar LisHebrew University of Jerusalem YSYeala ShakedHebrew University of Jerusalem

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Experimental study reveals reduction-dependent iron uptake in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, highlighting an alternative nutrient scavenging strategy in dilute aquatic environments.

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To determine the mechanisms of iron acquisition in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, a unicellular planktonic cyanobacterium that does not produce endogenous siderophores.
Cultured Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 in a chemically controlled medium using trace metal clean techniques.
Quantified short-term iron uptake rates with radioactive assays and long-term responses through growth experiments under varied iron sources.
Applied the Fe(II)-specific chelator ferrozine to test whether extracellular iron reduction is required for membrane transport and cell growth.
Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 acquired iron from unchelated inorganic iron pools and exogenous ferrisiderophores, including Ferrioxamine-B and FeAerobactin.
Ferrozine inhibited both iron uptake and cellular growth, demonstrating that reduction of inorganic and chelated iron is a prerequisite for membrane transport.

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Kranzler et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93749cce690a7fd76d883d https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02572.x

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Experimental study reveals reduction-dependent iron uptake in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, highlighting an alternative nutrient scavenging strategy in dilute aquatic environments.

The role of reduction in iron uptake processes in a unicellular, planktonic cyanobacterium

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