Low-level iron-dependent mutants of Listeria monocytogenes and their virulence in macrophages

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 78-84

  Andre, Philippe ^a   Oberle, Stéphanie ^a   Specklin, Véronique ^a   Lombard, Yves ^a   Vidon, Dominique Jean Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Iron; Listeria monocytogenes; Macrophages; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; BACTERIA; CHELATION; CLONING; GROWTH KINETICS; IRON; MUTAGENESIS;

IRON-DEPENDENT MUTANTS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

DOPAMINE; FERRIC CITRATE; IRON; IRON CHELATING AGENT; NORADRENALIN; RUFOCROMOMYCIN; TROPOLONE;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH INHIBITION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CATECHOLAMINES; CELLS, CULTURED; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; IRON; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MACROPHAGES; MUTATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; TROPOLONE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038017103     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w03-015     Document Type: Article

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