noun🔗ShareAny medium-sized molecule that has a high specificity for binding or chelating iron; they are employed by microorganisms to obtain iron from the environment"The bacterium released a siderophore into the soil to capture iron, allowing it to grow even in iron-poor conditions. "biochemistrybiologychemistrymicroorganismcompoundorganismscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA siderophage"The bacterium produced a siderophore to steal iron from the human body. "biochemistrybiologychemistrymicroorganismsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
