Respiration metabolism of Group B Streptococcus is activated by environmental haem and quinone and contributes to virulence

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 525-534

  Yamamoto, Yuji ^a   Poyart, Claire ^b   Trieu Cuot, Patrick ^c   Lamberet, Gilles ^a   Gruss, Alexandra ^a   Gaudu, Philippe ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEME; QUINONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CYDA GENE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE INACTIVATION; HUMAN; MENINGITIS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA FLORA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BENZOQUINONES; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; HEME; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 17144388984     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04555.x     Document Type: Article

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