Iron uptake is essential for Escherichia coli survival in drinking water.

Abstract:

AIMS:The aim of this study was to elucidate if the need for iron for Escherichia coli to remain cultivable in a poorly nutritive medium such as the drinking water uses the iron transport system via the siderophores. METHODS AND RESULTS:Environmental strains of E. coli (isolated from a drinking water network), referenced strains of E. coli and mutants deficient in TonB, an essential protein for iron(III) acquisition, were incubated for 3 weeks at 25 degrees C, in sterile drinking water with and without lepidocrocite (gamma-FeOOH), an insoluble iron corrosion product. Only cells with a functional iron transport system were able to survive throughout the weeks. CONCLUSIONS:The iron transport system via protein TonB plays an essential role on the survival of E. coli in a weakly nutritive medium like drinking water. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACTS OF THE STUDY:Iron is a key parameter involved in coliform persistence in drinking water distribution systems.

journal_name

Lett Appl Microbiol

authors

Grandjean D,Jorand F,Guilloteau H,Block JC

doi

10.1111/j.1472-765X.2006.01895.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2006-07-01 00:00:00

pages

111-7

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1

eissn

0266-8254

issn

1472-765X

pii

LAM1895

journal_volume

43

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