Low iron availability modulates the course of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 427-437

  Al Younes, Hesham M ^a   Rudel, Thomas ^a   Brinkmann, Volker ^a   Szczepek, Agnes J ^a   Meyer, Thomas F ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INFECTION BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE; IRON; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL INCLUSION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON TRANSPORT; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; PHAGOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SURVIVAL;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; ENDOCYTOSIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0034961681     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-5822.2001.00125.x     Document Type: Article

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