Transcriptional profile of Haemophilus influenzae: Effects of iron and heme

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 5640-5645

  Whitby, Paul W ^a   VanWagoner, Timothy M ^a   Scale, Thomas W ^a   Morton, Daniel J ^a   Stull, Terrence L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHO 2308 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEME; IRON; PORPHYRIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULON; TRANSCRIPTIONAL PROFILE;

CULTURE MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEME; IRON; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; REGULON;

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 33746597062     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00417-06     Document Type: Article

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