Identification of a new iron-regulated virulence gene, ireA, in an extraintestinal pathogenic isolate of Escherichia coli

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 6209-6216

  Russo, T A ^a   Carlino, U B ^a   Johnson, J R ^a  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; SIDEROPHORE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BODY FLUID; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CULTURE MEDIA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0034826817     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.10.6209-6216.2001     Document Type: Article

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