Ferritin is a specific example of a siderophore produced by Borrelia bugdorferi.

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Ferritin is not a siderophore; it is a protein that stores iron within cells. Siderophores are molecules secreted by bacteria to scavenge iron from the environment, which is different from the function of ferritin. Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, does not produce ferritin as it is a eukaryotic iron storage protein, not a bacterial siderophore.

Ferritin Is a Specific Example of a Siderophore Produced by Borrelia