A Legionella pneumophila gene that promotes hemin binding

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 842-848

  O'Connell, William A ^a   Hickey, Erin K ^a   Cianciotto, Nicholas P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BINDING PROTEIN; CHELATING AGENT; DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE; HEMIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRON METABOLISM; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030056852     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.3.842-848.1996     Document Type: Article

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