Does ammonia production by Klebsiella contribute to pathogenesis?

Bulletin de l'Institut Pasteur

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 257-265

  Kleiner, D ^a   Traglauer, A ^a   Domm, S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ammonia; Ammonification; Klebsiella; Permeability; Protease; Review; Toxicity; Ureolysis; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; AMMONIA FORMATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DETOXIFICATION; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; KLEBSIELLA; METABOLIC DISORDER; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW; UREA CYCLE;

EID: 0032192863     PISSN: 00202452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-2452(99)80006-2     Document Type: Review

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