Ferric reduction is a potential iron acquisition mechanism for Histoplasma capsulatum

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 6403-6408

  Timmerman, Michelle M ^a   Woods, Jon P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRIC CHLORIDE; FERRIC CITRATE; FERRIC ION; HYDROXAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; IRON; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SIDEROPHORE; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HOST RESISTANCE; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

CULTURE MEDIA; ENDOPEPTIDASE K; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FMN REDUCTASE; HISTOPLASMA; HUMANS; IRON; NADH, NADPH OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 0032702583     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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