Mechanisms of iron regulation in mycobacteria: Role in physiology and virulence

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1485-1494

  Rodriguez, G Marcela ^a   Smith, Issar ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; METAL; PROTEIN; PROTEIN IDER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INFECTION; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON METABOLISM; IRON STORAGE; IRON TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHORT SURVEY; TUBERCULOSIS;

FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; IRON; MYCOBACTERIUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; VIRULENCE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROKARYOTA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0037344575     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03384.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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