Effects of iron modulation on growth and viability of Rhodococcus equi and expression of virulence-associated protein A

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1337-1346

  Jordan, Misty C ^a   Harrington, Jessica R ^a   Cohen, Noah D ^a   Tsolis, Renee M ^b   Dangott, Lawrence J ^c   Weinberg, Eugene D ^d   Martens, Ronald J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN A;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOWL; GROWTH RATE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGENICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IRON CHELATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; SURVIVAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; DEFEROXAMINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; IRON; LIPOPROTEINS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; GALLIFORMES; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 0242691927     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2003.64.1337     Document Type: Article

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