Iron homeostasis in Brucella abortus: The role of bacterioferritin

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 668-673

  Almirón, Marta A ^a   Ugalde, Rodolfo A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

bacterioferritin; Brucella; iron homeostasis; oxidative stress; siderophores

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIOFERRITIN; CYTOCHROME B; FERRITIN; IRON; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; CELL LINE; EPITHELIUM CELL; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; CELL LINE; CYTOCHROME B GROUP; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FERRITINS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; IRON; MACROPHAGES; MICE; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BOS; BOVINAE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; EUKARYOTA; MUS;

EID: 79951524174     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-010-0145-3     Document Type: Article

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