A strain-specific catalase mutation and mutation of the metal-binding transporter gene mntC attenuate neisseria gonorrhoeae in vivo but not by increasing susceptibility to oxidative killing by phagocytes

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1091-1102

  Wu, Hong ^a   Soler García, Ángel A ^a,c   Jerse, Ann E ^a,b  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CYTOCHROME C PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHIONINE SULFOXIDE REDUCTASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; MNTC PROTEIN, NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PERIPLASMIC BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KAT CCP GENE; KAT CCP MNTC GENE; MNTC GENE; MOUSE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; C57BL MOUSE; GENETICS; GONORRHEA; IMMUNOLOGY; MUTATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CATALASE; FEMALE; GENES, BACTERIAL; GONORRHEA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUTATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEUTROPHILS; PERIPLASMIC BINDING PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 62449232208     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00825-08     Document Type: Article

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