Receptor-mediated recognition and uptake of iron from human transferrin by staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 3591-3596

  Modun, Belinda ^a   Evans, Robert W ^b   Joannou, Christopher L ^b   Williams, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; IRON KINETICS; IRON TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0031824078     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.8.3591-3596.1998     Document Type: Article

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