Role of catechol siderophore synthesis in Vibrio vulnificus virulence

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2834-2838

  Litwin, Christine M ^a   Rayback, Teresa W ^a   Skinner, Jody ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; ENTEROCHELIN; IRON; ISOCHORISMATASE; SIDEROPHORE; TRANSFERRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE INSERTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 0030012953     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.7.2834-2838.1996     Document Type: Article

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