(A) Analysis of total iron levels measured by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES). Cells were grown under either rich-media (PS), iron-restricted (PS + 150 μM DP) or glucan supplemented iron-restricted media (PS + 150 μM DP + 0.5 mg/ml glucan) till the late exponential growth phase. Bacterial cells were harvested, washed and then iron content was determined using ICP-OES. Data shown are mean ± SD (n=3). ** indicates p value < 0.01 determined by paired student t-test (two tailed with equal variance). 