Phenotypic characterization of a copA mutant of Neisseria gonorrhoeae identifies a link between copper and nitrosative stress

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1065-1071

  Djoko, Karrera Y ^a   Franiek, Jessica A ^a   Edwards, Jennifer L ^b   Falsetta, Megan L ^c,d   Kidd, Stephen P ^a,e   Potter, Adam J ^a,e   Chen, Nathan H ^a   Apicella, Michael A ^c   Jennings, Michael P ^a   McEwan, Alastair G ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^f GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER EXPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; COPPER ION; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOFILM; CELL GROWTH; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NITROSATIVE STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; COPPER; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84857669380     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.06163-11     Document Type: Article

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