The iron-binding protein Dps confers hydrogen peroxide stress resistance to Campylobacter jejuni

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1010-1017

  Ishikawa, Takahiko ^a   Mizunoe, Yoshimitsu ^a   Kawabata, Shun ichiro ^b   Takade, Akemi ^a   Harada, Mine ^a   Wai, Sun Nyunt ^a,c   Yoshida, Shin ichi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE LIPID;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GROWTH INHIBITION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; STRESS; SURVIVAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DEFEROXAMINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; MUTATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0037309086     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.3.1010-1017.2003     Document Type: Article

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