Replication of Neisseria meningitidis within epithelial cells requires tonB-dependent acquisition of host cell iron

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1461-1467

  Larson, Jason A ^a   Higashi, Dustin L ^a   Stojiljkovic, Igor ^a   So, Magdalene ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN TONB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRON CHELATION; IRON TRANSPORT; MUTANT; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELLS, CULTURED; CERVIX UTERI; CULTURE MEDIA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NITRATES; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0036176260     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.3.1461-1467.2002     Document Type: Article

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