Evaluation of the repertoire of the TonB-dependent receptors of Haemophilus ducreyi for their role in virulence in humans

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 197, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1103-1109

  Leduc, Isabelle ^a   Banks, Keith E ^b   Fortney, Kate R ^b   Patterson, Kristine B ^a   Billings, Steve D ^b,c   Katz, Barry P ^b   Spinola, Stanley M ^b   Elkins, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HEMOGLOBIN A; HEMOGLOBIN A RECEPTOR; PROTEIN TDHA; PROTEIN TDX; PROTEIN TONB; RECEPTOR PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HUMAN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; TDX GENE;

ADULT; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOPSY; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHANCROID; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 42549120775     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/586901     Document Type: Article

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