Iron metabolism

Parent categories	2. Metabolism 2.6. Additional metabolic pathways
Neighbouring categories	2.6.1. Biosynthesis of cell wall components 2.6.2. Biosynthesis of cofactors 2.6.3. Phosphate metabolism 2.6.4. Sulfur metabolism 2.6.5. Iron metabolism 2.6.6. Miscellaneous metabolic pathways
Related categories	Acquisition of iron Fur regulon
Overview on the categories (Excel file) All genes and their categories (Excel file)

ABC transporters for theuptake of iron/ siderophores

• YusV-FeuB-FeuC-FeuA: uptake of the siderophores enterobactin and bacillibactin
• FhuC-FhuB-FhuG-FhuD-YxeB: uptake of ferrichrome und ferrioxamine
• YclN-YclO-YclP-YclQ: uptake of petrobactin (a siderophore produced by B. anthracis and B. cereus)
• YusV-YfiZ-YfhA-YfiY: uptake of the siderophores schizokinen and arthrobactin
• YfmF-YfmD-YfmE-YfmC-YhfQ: uptake of iron/citrate

Acquisition of iron/other

• besA
• btr
• cypX
• dhbA
• dhbB
• dhbC
• dhbE
• dhbF
• dps
• fbpA
• fbpB
• fbpC

• fur
• mrgA
• ybbA

• yhfQ
• ymfD

• yvmC
• ywbL
• ywbM
• ywbN

Acquisition of iron/ based on similarity

• ytoA
• yvrA
• yvrB
• yvrC

Biosynthesis of iron-sulfur clusters

• fra
• sufA
• sufB
• sufC
• sufD
• sufS
• sufU