Acquisition of iron by Gardnerella vaginalis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 5041-5047

  Jarosik, Gregory P ^a   Land, Carol Beth ^a   Duhon, Patrice ^a   Chandler Jr , Roderick ^a   Mercer, Tammy ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; FERRIC CHLORIDE; FERROUS CHLORIDE; FERROUS SULFATE; HEMIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; SIDEROPHORE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; IRON METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VAGINITIS;

GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS;

EID: 0031692804     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.10.5041-5047.1998     Document Type: Article

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