Glutamine synthetase GlnA1 is essential for growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in human THP-1 macrophages and guinea pigs

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 3927-3936

  Tullius, Michael V ^a   Harth, Günter ^a   Horwitz, Marcus A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; NITROGEN; PLASMID DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MACROPHAGE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHAGOSOME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0038309776     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.7.3927-3936.2003     Document Type: Article

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