Neisseria gonorrhoeae catalase is not required for experimental genital tract infection despite the induction of a localized neutrophil response

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2225-2233

  Soler García, Ángel A ^a,c   Jerse, Ann E ^a,b  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; ESTRADIOL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LUMINOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DELETION MUTANT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENZYME INDUCTION; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GONORRHEA; IN VIVO STUDY; INOCULATION; MOUSE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURVIVAL; VAGINA SMEAR; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CATALASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUTATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEUTROPHIL ACTIVATION; NEUTROPHILS; VAGINA;

EID: 34248327909     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01513-06     Document Type: Article

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