IRON EXCHANGE IN MYCOBACTERIA

Abstract

The review analyzes the major foreign publications on the iron exchange in mycobacteria for the recent years. The issues of iron absorption by tuberculous mycobacteria, its preservation and regulation of their metabolism have been reviewed. Deeper and more detail description of the above process will provide new opportunities for therapeutic interventions into it and assist in development of new tuberculosis treatment techniques.

Keywords

• обмен железа
• микобактерии
• туберкулез