Comparison of the heme iron utilization systems of pathogenic vibrios

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3594-3598

  O'Malley, S M ^a   Mouton, S L ^a   Occhino, D A ^b   Deanda, M T ^a   Rashidi, J R ^a   Fuson, K L ^a   Rashidi, C E ^a   Mora, M Y ^a   Payne, S M ^b   Henderson, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEME; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE ISOLATION; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIBRIO; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; VIBRIO FLUVIALIS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

ANIMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO FLUVIALIS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 0033000933     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.11.3594-3598.1999     Document Type: Article

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