Role of the Haemophilus ducreyi Ton system in internalization of heme from hemoglobin

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 151-160

  Elkins, Christopher ^a   Totten, Pat A ^b   Olsen, Bonnie ^a   Thomas, Christopher E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEME; HEMOGLOBIN; RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCUS MOLLE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI;

EID: 0031975098     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.1.151-160.1998     Document Type: Article

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