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Many microorganisms therefore produce so-called siderophores: small molecules that bind iron from the environment and transport it into the cell. "However, there were no known virulence or niche ...

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A desirable pore size should be larger than the target contaminant molecule size and smaller than the typical bacterial cell size.

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