Identification and characterization of SirA, an iron-regulated protein from Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1436-1443

  Heinrichs, Jon H ^a   Gatlin, Lavette E ^a   Kunsch, Charles ^b,c   Choi, Gil H ^b   Hanson, Mark S ^a  

^a MEDIMMUNE   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^c AtheroGenics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON REGULATORY FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IRON METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032985815     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.5.1436-1443.1999     Document Type: Article

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