Streptococcus pyogenes CovRS mediates growth in iron starvation and in the presence of the human cationic antimicrobial peptide LL-37

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 673-677

  Froehlich, Barbara J ^a   Bates, Christopher ^a   Scott, June R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHELICIDIN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE LL 37; IRON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GENE CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; IRON; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 58649083467     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01256-08     Document Type: Article

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