Only two of the Trichomonas vaginalis triplet AP51 adhesins are regulated by iron

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-16

  Alderete, John F ^a   Engbring, Jean ^a   Lauriano, Crystal M ^a   O'Brien, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesins; cDNAs; Cytoadherence; Genes; Host parasite; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HYBRID PROTEIN; IRON; SUCCINYL COENZYME A SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA EPITHELIUM;

PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONADIDA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0031911525     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1997.0167     Document Type: Article

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