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Table 2.6
Some examples of siderophores produced by various bacteria and fungi
S.No.
Siderophores
Producing organisms
1
Hydroxamate
A
Ferrichrome
Ustilago sphaerogena
B
Desferrioxamine B (deferoxamine)
Streptomyces pilosus
,
Streptomyces coelicolor
C
Desferrioxamine E
Streptomyces
coelicolor
D
Fusarinine C
Fusarium roseum
E
Ornibactin
Burkholderia cepacia
2
Catecholate
A
Enterobactin
Escherichia coli
B
Bacillibactin
Bacillus subtilis
,
Bacillus anthracis
C
Vibriobactin
Vibrio cholera
3
Mixed ligands
A
Azotobactin
Azotobacter vinelandii
B
Pyoverdine
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
C
Yersiniabactin
Yersinia pestis
Fig. 2.5
Different types of siderophores
