Staphylococcus aureus siderophore-mediated iron-acquisition system plays a dominant and essential role in the utilization of transferrin-bound iron

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-190

  Park, Ra Young ^a   Sun, Hui Yu ^a   Choi, Mi Hwa ^a   Bai, Young Hoon ^a   Shin, Sung Heui ^a  

^a Chosun University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Iron; Siderophore; Staphylococcus aureus; Transferrin; Transferrin binding protein

Indexed keywords

APOTRANSFERRIN; IRON; PROTEINASE; SIDEROPHORE; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IRON TRANSPORT; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR COMPLEX; IRON; SIDEROPHORES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSFERRIN;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 19344362794     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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