Helicobacter pylori rocF is required for arginase activity and acid protection in vitro but is not essential for colonization of mice or for urease activity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 7314-7322

  McGee, David J ^a   Radcliff, Fiona J ^b,d   Mendz, George L ^c   Ferrero, Richard L ^b   Mobley, Harry L T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; AMMONIA; ARGINASE; ARGININE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; ORNITHINE; SERINE DEHYDRATASE; UREASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HYDROLYSIS; MOUSE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UREA CYCLE;

EID: 0032696916     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.23.7314-7322.1999     Document Type: Article

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