The Battle for Iron between Bacterial Pathogens and Their Vertebrate Hosts

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About the Authors

Eric P. Skaar

* E-mail: eric.skaar@vanderbilt.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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