Ferrous iron uptake in Cryptococcus neoformans

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 4169-4175

  Jacobson, Eric S ^a   Goodner, Asha Prasad ^b   Nyhus, Karin J ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DEFEROXAMINE; FERROUS ION; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH CURVE; INCUBATION TIME; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS;

EID: 0031662361     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.9.4169-4175.1998     Document Type: Article

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