Allelic exchange mutagenesis of nixA in Helicobacter pylori results in reduced nickel transport and urease activity

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2877-2880

  Bauerfeind, Peter ^a,b   Garner, Rachel M ^a   Mobley, Harry L T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KANAMYCIN; NICKEL; POLYMYXIN; UREASE; VANCOMYCIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BINDING AFFINITY; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MUTATION RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0029994917     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.7.2877-2880.1996     Document Type: Article

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