TonB is essential for virulence in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 129-138

  Holden, Karen M ^a,b   Browning, Glenn F ^a   Noormohammadi, Amir H ^a   Markham, Philip F ^a   Marenda, Marc S ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

ExPEC; Poultry; Respiratory infections; TonB

Indexed keywords

BIPYRIDINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LAMBDA RED RECOMBINASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN TONB; RECOMBINASE; RUFOCROMOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AVIAN COLIBACILLOSIS; AVIAN PATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFUSION; IRON DEPLETION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TONB GENE; TRACHEA;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE ORDER; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; VIRULENCE;

AVES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 84857061988     PISSN: 01479571     EISSN: 18781667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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