The novel Helicobacter pylori CznABC metal efflux pump is required for cadmium, zinc, and nickel resistance, urease modulation, and gastric colonization

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 3845-3852

  Stähler, Frank Nils ^a   Odenbreit, Stefan ^b   Haas, Rainer ^b   Wilrich, Julia ^a   Van Vliet, Arnoud H M ^c   Kusters, Johannes G ^c   Kist, Manfred ^a   Bereswill, Stefan ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CADMIUM; COPPER; IRON; NICKEL; PROTEIN HP0969; PROTEIN HP0970; PROTEIN HP0971; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREASE; ZINC;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CZNA GENE; CZNB GENE; CZNC GENE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE CLUSTER; GERBIL; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOMEOSTASIS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CADMIUM; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GERBILLINAE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MUTATION; NICKEL; UREASE; ZINC;

EID: 33745597636     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.02025-05     Document Type: Article

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