A genetic locus involved in iron utilization unique to some Campylobacter strains

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3997-4002

  Guerry, Patricia ^a   Perez Casal, Jose ^c   Yao, Ruijin ^a   Mcveigh, Annette ^a   Trust, Trevor J ^b,c  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCHELIN; FERRICHROME; HEMIN; IRON; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SIDEROPHORE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; IRON METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 0031010725     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.12.3997-4002.1997     Document Type: Article

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