Functional analysis of yersiniabactin transport genes of Yersinia enterocolitica

Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1115-1127

  Brem, D ^a   Pelludat, C ^a   Rakin, A ^a   Jacobi, C A ^a   Heesemann, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; High pathogenicity island; Iron repressible protein; Siderophore

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; AGAR; CHROMAZUROL S; INDICATOR; IRON REPRESSIBLE PROTEIN 6; IRON REPRESSIBLE PROTEIN 7; IRON REPRESSIBLE PROTEIN 8; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PESTICIN RECEPTOR; SIDEROPHORE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR; YERSINIABACTIN; YERSINIABACTIN P; YERSINIABACTIN Q; YERSINIABACTIN X;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REPORTER GENE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0034999145     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-147-5-1115     Document Type: Article

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