Two forms of iron must be targeted to control cystic fibrosis lung infection

== Two forms of iron must be targeted to control cystic fibrosis lung infection ==
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(from Medical News Around The World)

The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa needs iron to establish and maintain a biofilm in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients, and therapies have been proposed to deprive the bacteria of this necessary element. However, these techniques may not work, according to a new study published in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, because they only target one of the two types of iron that are available in the lung...