Effects of iron on extracellular and intracellular growth of Penicillium marneffei

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1724-1726

  Taramelli, D ^a   Brambilla, S ^a   Sala, G ^a   Bruccoleri, A ^a   Tognazioli, C ^a   Riviera Uzielli, L ^b   Boelaert, J R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c General Hospital St Jan   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IRON; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRON OVERLOAD; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DEFEROXAMINE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 0033970284     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.3.1724-1726.2000     Document Type: Article

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