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bacillibactin

bacillibactin noun: a siderophore, produced by several bacilli, that scavenges iron from proteins.

Noun

bacillibactin (uncountable)

  1. A siderophore, produced by several bacilli, that scavenges iron from proteins

Questions about bacillibactin

What does bacillibactin mean?
Bacillibactin means a siderophore, produced by several bacilli, that scavenges iron from proteins.
What part of speech is bacillibactin?
Bacillibactin is a noun.

Words near bacillibactin in the dictionary

  1. bacillary
  2. bacillemia
  3. bacilli
  4. bacillian
  5. bacilliary
  6. bacillibactin
  7. bacillicidal
  8. bacillicide
  9. bacillicides
  10. bacillicidic
  11. bacilliculture

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