siderophore-dependent iron import pathway
A process in which iron siderophores (low-molecular-weight, high-affinity iron-chelating compounds) are exported to scavenge iron and the iron-loaded siderophores imported back into the cell by transmembrane transport or endocytosis.
GO:0033212
iron import into cell
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SPBC4F6.09 SPCC61.01c