The ArcA regulon and oxidative stress resistance in Haemophilus influenzae

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1375-1390

  Wong, Sandy M S ^a   Alugupalli, Kishore R ^a,b   Ram, Sanjay ^a   Akerley, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC RESPIRATION CONTROL PROTEIN A; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENOME; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; INFECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHAGOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULON; RESPIRATORY CHAIN;

GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MUTATION; OXIDANTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLASMIDS; REGULON;

ARCA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 34249828694     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.05747.x     Document Type: Article

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