How we learnt about iron acquisition in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: A series of very fortunate events

BioMetals

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 587-601

  Vasil, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Ferric uptake regulator; Intermediary metabolism; Iron acquisition; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pyoverdine signaling; Regulatory sRNAs

Indexed keywords

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CITRATE SYNTHASE; FERRITIN; IRON; SIDEROPHORE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRANSFER RNA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; IRON; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA; SIDEROPHORES; SIGMA FACTOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 34248669844     PISSN: 09660844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10534-006-9067-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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