Iron acquisition systems in the pathogenic Neisseria

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1117-1123

  Schryvers, Anthony B ^a   Stojiljkovic, Igor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE; HAPTOGLOBIN; HEME; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; LACTOFERRIN; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; SIDEROPHORE; TRANSFERRIN;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; HUMAN; IRON TRANSPORT; NEISSERIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW;

HUMANS; IRON; NEISSERIA;

EID: 0033064808     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01411.x     Document Type: Review

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