Fur and iron transport proteins in the Brazilian purpuric fever clone of Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 629-636

  Smoot, L M ^a   Bell, E C ^a   Crosa, J H ^b   Actis, L A ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOPLASM; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; FEVER; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IRON TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEISSERIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PURPURA; SEPTICEMIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0032805904     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-48-7-629     Document Type: Article

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