Ferric-reductase activities in Vibrio vulnificus biotypes 1 and 2

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 205-211

  Mazoy, Ramon ^a   Lopez, Eva M ^a   Fouz, Belen ^b   Amaro, Carmen ^b   Lemos, Manuel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ferric citrate; Ferric reductase; Iron uptake; Vibrio vulnificus

Indexed keywords

FERRIC CITRATE; FERRIC ION; IRON REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SIDEROPHORE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

ANGUILLIFORMES; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 0033044276     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00044-0     Document Type: Article

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