Physiological role and potential clinical interest of mycobacterial pigments

IUBMB Life

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 71-78

  Robledo, Jaime A ^a,b   Murillo, Ana M ^a   Rouzaud, Francois ^a  

^a Unidad de Biología Celular y Molecular   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA BOLIVARIANA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

carotenoids; microbial genetics; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; MICROBIAL PRODUCTS NOT CLASSIFIED ELSEWHERE; PIGMENT;

BACTERIAL GENETICS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79952158454     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: 15216551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iub.424     Document Type: Review

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