Identification of iron regulated genes in the fish pathogen Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida: Genetic diversity and evidence of conserved iron uptake systems

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 377-382

  Najimi, Mohsen ^a   Lemos, Manuel L ^a   Osorio, Carlos R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aeromonas salmonicida; Fur; Iron regulation; Iron uptake

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; HEME; IRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SIDEROPHORES;

AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA; AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA SUBSP. SALMONICIDA;

EID: 58149084070     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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