Ferric uptake regulator (Fur) mutants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa demonstrate defective siderophore-mediated iron uptake, altered aerobic growth, and decreased superoxide dismutase and catalase activities

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 3996-4003

  Hassett, Daniel J ^a   Sokol, Pamela A ^b   Howell, Michael L ^a   Ma, J U Fang ^a   Schweizer, Herbert T ^b   Ochsner, Urs ^c   Vasil, Michael L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,2' BIPYRIDINE; CATALASE; CHELATING AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON SALT; MUTANT PROTEIN; PARAQUAT; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SIDEROPHORE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0029898120     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.14.3996-4003.1996     Document Type: Article

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