The response of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to iron: Genetics, biochemistry and virulence

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 399-413

  Vasil, Michael L ^a   Ochsner, Urs A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; IRON; PSEUDOMONAS EXOTOXIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SIDEROPHORE; SIGMA FACTOR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; IRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS EXOTOXIN;

EID: 0032704951     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01586.x     Document Type: Review

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