在一项新的研究中，研究人员对一些细菌的存活机制提供了重要新见解，这些细菌在某些植物中引起腐烂，包括一些入侵性很强的杂草。这项研究首次证明了细菌如何获得对其生存和复制至关重要的铁：通过在宿主植物中从含铁蛋白质中掠夺它。

How plant-rotting bacteria steal iron to survive

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180802141819.htm

1. Rhys Grinter, Iain D. Hay, Jiangning Song, Jiawei Wang, Don Teng, Vijay Dhanesakaran, Jonathan J. Wilksch, Mark R. Davies, Dene Littler, Simone A. Beckham, Ian R. Henderson, Richard A. Strugnell, Gordon Dougan, Trevor Lithgow. FusC, a member of the M16 protease family acquired by bacteria for iron piracy against plants. PLOS Biology, 2018; 16 (8): e2006026 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2006026