Dependence of Staphylococcus epidermidis on non-transferrin-bound iron for growth

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 177-182

  Matinaho, Sanna ^a   Von Bonsdorff, Leni ^a   Rouhiainen, Ari ^a   Lönnroth, Maarit ^a   Parkkinen, Jaakko ^a  

^a FINNISH RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Iron; Non transferrin bound iron; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

FERRIC ION; SIDEROPHORE; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CULTURE MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL COUNT; HUMANS; IRON; KINETICS; SIDEROPHORES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRANSFERRIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0035868460     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(01)00065-9     Document Type: Article

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