SIDEROPHORE-MEDIATED IRON UPTAKE IN BACTERIAL INFECTION
申请人:Heinrichs David E.
公开号:US20110245321A1
公开(公告)日:2011-10-06
The present invention relates to methods of inhibiting
S. aureus
comprising inhibiting siderophore-mediated iron uptake, for example, staphyloferrm-mediated iron uptake Such methods of inhibiting
S. aureus
include the inhibition of staphyloferrm A- and staphyloferrm B-mediated uptake either by inhibiting expression or activity of staphyloferrm A and B or by inhibiting transport of staphyloferrm A and B The methods as provided would be useful for treating
S. aureus
infection