Biogenesis of Fe/S proteins and pathogenicity: IscR plays a key role in allowing Erwinia chrysanthemi to adapt to hostile conditions

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1257-1273

  Rincon Enriquez, Gabriel ^a,b   Crété, Patrice ^a,c   Barras, Frédéric ^a,b   Py, Béatrice ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; PROTEIN ISCR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOGENESIS; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PECTOBACTERIUM CHRYSANTHEMI; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; CICHORIUM INTYBUS; ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI; SAINTPAULIA;

EID: 39849096561     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06118.x     Document Type: Article

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