Mechanisms of iron import in anthrax

BioMetals

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 533-545

  Honsa, Erin Sarah ^a   Maresso, Anthony William ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Heme; Iron acquisition; Isd; NEAT

Indexed keywords

HEME; IRON; SIDEROPHORE;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CELL WALL; CONFERENCE PAPER; HOST; IRON METABOLISM; IRON TRANSPORT; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; IRON; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SIDEROPHORES;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 79959922929     PISSN: 09660844     EISSN: 15728773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10534-011-9413-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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