Transcriptional regulation of the Bacteroides fragilis ferritin gene (ftnA) by redox stress

Microbiology

Volumn 150, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2125-2134

  Rocha, Edson R ^a   Smith, C Jeffrey ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMIDE; FERRITIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; MESSENGER RNA; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM FERRICYANIDE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DELETION MUTANT; IRON STORAGE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UPREGULATION;

BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS;

EID: 4344664059     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.26948-0     Document Type: Article

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