petrobactin

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noun

a particular photoreactive catecholate siderophore produced by the marine bacterium Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounpetrobactin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablea particular photoreactive catecholate siderophore produced by the marine bacterium Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus
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