Role of superoxide in the germination of Bacillus anthracis endospores

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 245, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-38

  Baillie, Les ^a,b   Hibbs, Stephen ^a   Tsai, Pei ^a,c   Cao, Guan Liang ^a,c   Rosen, Gerald M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Biological Defense Research Directorates   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Endospores; Germination; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMINATION; IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOLYSOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 15744404676     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2005.02.016     Document Type: Article

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