Characterization of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis ESX-3 conditional mutant: Essentiality and rescue by iron and zinc

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 6340-6344

  Serafini, Agnese ^a   Boldrin, Francesca ^a   Palù, Giorgio ^a   Manganelli, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANHYDROTETRACYCLINE; IRON; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOWN REGULATION; GENE CLUSTER; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS ESX 3; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; IRON; MUTATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TIME FACTORS; ZINC;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 70350445687     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00756-09     Document Type: Article

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