Increased expression of periplasmic Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase enhances survival of Escherichia coli invasive strains within nonphagocytic cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 30-37

  Battistoni, Andrea ^a   Pacello, Francesca ^a   Folcarelli, Silvia ^a   Ajello, Maria ^c   Donnarumma, Giovanna ^c   Greco, Rita ^c   Ammendolia, Maria Grazia ^b   Touati, Danièle ^d   Rotilio, Giuseppe ^a   Valenti, Piera ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; ENDOSOME; ENZYME INDUCTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACELLULAR KILLING; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033957334     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.1.30-37.2000     Document Type: Article

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