Genetics and virulence association of the Shigella flexneri sit iron transport system

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1992-1999

  Fisher, Carolyn R ^a   Davies, Nicola M L L ^a   Wyckoff, Elizabeth E ^a   Feng, Zhengyu ^a   Oaks, Edwin V ^b   Payne, Shelley M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROUS ION; CARRIER PROTEIN; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; IRON; SITA PROTEIN, SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCATION; IRON TRANSPORT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SIT GENE; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CELL LINE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LUNG; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; SHIGELLOSIS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CELL LINE; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; IRON; LUNG; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 65449175727     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00064-09     Document Type: Article

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