The virulence of Vibrio vulnificus is affected by the cellular level of superoxide dismutase activity

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1399-1402

  Kang, In Hye ^a   Kim, Ju Sim ^a,b   Lee, Jeong K ^a  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Superoxide dismutase; Vibrio vulnificus; Virulence

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; IRON SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE MUTATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SURVIVAL RATE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

MUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 34548484841     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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