Roles of agrobacterium tumefaciens rira in iron regulation, oxidative stress response, and virulence

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2083-2090

  Patchara, Ngok Ngam ^a   Ruangkiattikul, Nantaporn ^b   Mahavihakanont, Aekkapol ^a   Virgem, Susan S ^c   Sukchawalit, Rojana ^b,d   Mongkolsuk, Skorn ^a,d  

^a Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^b Toxicology and Management of Chemicals   (Thailand)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d Chulabhorn Research Institute   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN RIRA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; IRON REGULATORY FACTOR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT TUMOR; TOBACCO; VIRULENCE;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; IRON-REGULATORY PROTEINS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT TUMORS; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TOBACCO; VIRULENCE;

EID: 64049097152     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01380-08     Document Type: Article

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