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enterobactine

enterobactine is the alternative form of enterobactin.

Meaning of enterobactin

Noun

enterobactin (plural enterobactins)

  1. Any of a particular group of siderophores found in gram-negative bacteria
    Synonyms:
    enterochelin

Questions about enterobactine

What is enterobactine the alternative form of?
Enterobactine is the alternative form of enterobactin.

Words near enterobactine in the dictionary

  1. enterobacteriophages
  2. enterobacteriosis
  3. enterobacterium
  4. enterobacters
  5. enterobactin
  6. enterobactine
  7. enterobactins
  8. enterobiases
  9. enterobiasis
  10. enterobiome
  11. enterobiomes

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