Physiological characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa during exotoxin A synthesis: Glutamate, iron limitation, and aconitase activity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1072-1078

  Somerville, Greg ^a   Mikoryak, Carole Ann ^a   Reitzer, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; CITRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; IRON; ISOCITRIC ACID; PSEUDOMONAS EXOTOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH REGULATION; GROWTH STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0033029088     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.4.1072-1078.1999     Document Type: Article

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