Under iron-limited conditions,marine microorganisms are able to secrete low-molecular-weight,highly specific iron chelators termed siderophores.These compounds scavenge iron from protein complexes or insoluble hydroxides in the extracellular environment and transport it to the cell cytosol via a membrane-bound receptor protein in the microorganism.Iron is a necessary requirement in marine ecosystems.Therefore research on siderophores is very significant to interpretation of high nitrate low chlorophyll(HNLC...