Acquisition of iron from host proteins by the group A streptococcus

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 5428-5429

  Eichenbaum, Zehava ^a   Muller, Eric ^a   Morse, Stephen A ^b   Scott, June R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CYTOCHROME C; FERRITIN; HEMIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; LACTOFERRIN; MYOGLOBIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CULTURE MEDIUM; HOST CELL; HUMAN; IRON METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0029846868     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.12.5428-5429.1996     Document Type: Article

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