Siderophile
Encyclopedia
Siderophile means "iron
-loving
". This can refer to:
Iron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
-loving
-phil-
Suffixes with the common part -phil- are used to specify some kind of attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something...
". This can refer to:
- Siderophilic bacteriaSiderophilic bacteriaSiderophilic bacteria are bacteria that require or are facilitated by free iron. They may include Vibrio vulnificus, Listeria monocytogenes, Yersinia enterocolica, Salmonella enterica , Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli...
, bacteria that require or are facilitated by free iron - Siderophile elements, chemical elements such as iridium or gold that tend to bond with metallic iron, as described by the Goldschmidt classification
- Siderophilia, another name for haemochromatosis, a disease in which the body accumulates too much iron