Iron acquisition and virulence in Helicobacter pylori: A major role for FeoB, a high-affinity ferrous iron transporter

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 274-286

  Velayudhan, Jyoti ^a   Hughes, Nicky J ^b   McColm, Andrew A ^c   Bagshaw, Julie ^c   Clayton, Chris L ^c   Andrews, Simon C ^d   Kelly, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; FERROZINE; LACTOFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENOME; GROWTH INHIBITION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FERROZINE; FMN REDUCTASE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; ION PUMPS; ION TRANSPORT; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; KINETICS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; NADH, NADPH OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SIDEROPHORES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033913686     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01987.x     Document Type: Article

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