Yersinia pestis YbtU and YbtT are involved in synthesis of the siderophore yersiniabactin but have different effects on regulation

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 4452-4461

  Geoffroy, Valerie A ^a   Fetherston, Jacqueline D ^a   Perry, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; GENE PRODUCT; IRON; SIDEROPHORE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; YERSINIA PESTIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; IRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OPERON; PHENOLS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SIDEROPHORES; THIAZOLES; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0033942260     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.8.4452-4461.2000     Document Type: Article

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