Learning Objectives for "Bacterial Pathogenesis: Factors that Promote Colonization of the Host
4. The Ability to Compete for Iron and Other Nutrients"

After completing this section you should be able to perform the following objectives.

1.* State why the ability to compete for iron and other nutrients is important for bacteria to cause disease and describe briefly three ways bacteria may accomplish this as part of their pathogenicity.

(*) = Common theme throughout the course

• RETURN TO "BACTERIAL PATHOGENESIS: FACTORS THAT PROMOTE COLONIZATION OF THE HOST - THE ABILITY TO COMPETE FOR IRON AND OTHER NUTRIENTS"

Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Based on a work The Grapes of Staph at https://cwoer.ccbcmd.edu/science/microbiology/index_gos.html.

Last updated: October, 2018
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