Determining the cellular targets of reactive oxygen species in Borrelia burgdorferi

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 431, Issue , 2007, Pages 213-221

  Boylan, Julie A ^a   Gherardini, Frank C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

DNA damage; Lipid damage; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; OXIDIZING AGENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CHEMISTRY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM;

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, BACTERIAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OXIDANTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 40549092361     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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