Escherichia coli hemoglobin protease autotransporter contributes to synergistic abscess formation and heme-dependent growth of Bacteroides fragilis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-10

  Otto, B R ^a   Van Dooren, S J M ^a   Dozois, C M ^a   Luirink, J ^a   Oudega, B ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; HEMAGGLUTININ; HEME; HEMOGLOBIN PROTEINASE; IRON; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABSCESS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTYPE; GROWTH STIMULATION; IMMUNIZATION; IRON TRANSPORT; MIXED INFECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ABSCESS; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CARRIER PROTEINS; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HEME; HUMANS; MICE; RABBITS;

EID: 0036139096     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.1.5-10.2002     Document Type: Article

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