Iron Thief

Staphilococcus aureus is a bacterium capable of stealing iron from human hemoglobin. This bacterium is essential in the metabolism of iron and extracts it from the polluting beings. Now, a group of American biologists reveals how it happens.

The bacteria open the red blood cell membrane and use a seven-protein association to locate hemoglobin and remove iron. Hemoglobin stores iron atoms in a special molecule called heme. Proteins find this group and 'catch' iron to feed the bacteria.

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