Yersiniabactin from Yersinia pestis: Biochemical characterization of the siderophore and its role in iron transport and regulation

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1181-1190

  Perry, Robert D ^a   Balbo, Paul B ^a   Jones, Heather A ^a   Fetherston, Jacqueline D ^a   Demoll, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Iron affinity; Iron transport; Plague; Siderophore

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; IRON; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SIDEROPHORE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YERSINIABACTIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; YERSINIA PESTIS; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA PESTIS; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032922757     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-145-5-1181     Document Type: Article

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