A hemoglobin-binding outer membrane protein is involved in virulence expression by Haemophilus ducreyi in an animal model

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1724-1735

  Stevens, Marla K ^a   Porcella, Stephen ^a   Klesney Tait, Julia ^a   Lumbley, Sheryl ^a   Thomas, Sharon E ^a   Norgard, Michael V ^a   Radolf, Justin D ^a   Hansen, Eric J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEME; HEMOGLOBIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RABBIT;

EID: 0029877555     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.5.1724-1735.1996     Document Type: Article

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