HmbR outer membrane receptors of pathogenic Neisseria spp.: Iron- regulated, hemoglobin-binding proteins with a high level of primary structure conservation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 4670-4678

  Stojiljkovic, Igor ^a,b   Larson, Jason ^a   Hwa, Vivian ^a   Anic, Suzana ^a   Magdalene, S O ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEME; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IRON METABOLISM; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUUS CABALLUS; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS SEROGROUP B; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS SEROGROUP C; NEISSERIA PERFLAVA; NEISSERIA POLYSACCHAREA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0029765788     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.15.4670-4678.1996     Document Type: Article

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