Staphyloxanthin plays a role in the fitness of Staphylococcus aureus and its ability to cope with oxidative stress

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 4950-4953

  Clauditz, Alexandra ^a   Resch, Alexandra ^a   Wieland, Karsten Peter ^a   Peschel, Andreas ^a   Götz, Friedrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; HYPOCHLORITE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; STAPHYLOXANTHIN; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WILD TYPE;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; MUTATION; OXIDANTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 33746601080     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00204-06     Document Type: Article

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