Iron Deficiency Causes Wrinkles in Host-Commensal Relationships.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.12.003.
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Abstract
Iron is essential for both the host and its resident microbes, resulting in competition under iron-deficient conditions. However, the molecular details underlying this competition are not fully understood. In this issue, Das et al. (2019) describe how a common gut commensal disrupts the host iron regulatory pathway to prevent uptake when iron is scarce.
Medical subject headings
- Anemia, Iron-Deficiency