Effect of entF deletion on iron acquisition and erythritol metabolism by Brucella abortus 2308

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 316, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-6

  Jain, Neeta ^a   Rodriguez, Araceli C ^b   Kimsawatde, Gade ^a   Seleem, Mohamed N ^a   Boyle, Stephen M ^a   Sriranganathan, Nammalwar ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Brucella; Erythritol; Siderophore

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENTF PROTEIN; ERYTHRITOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE DELETION; GROWTH INHIBITION; IRON METABOLISM; LETTER; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; CELL LINE; CULTURE MEDIA; ERYTHRITOL; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDS; IRON; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; SIDEROPHORES; VIRULENCE;

BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; MURINAE;

EID: 79551474386     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2010.02186.x     Document Type: Letter

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