Environmental Heme Utilization by Heme-Auxotrophic Bacteria

Advances in Microbial Physiology

Volumn 61, Issue , 2012, Pages 69-124

  Gruss, Alexandra ^a   Borezée Durant, Elise ^a   Lechardeur, Delphine ^a  

^a UMR1319 MICALIS   (France)

Author keywords

Auxotrophy; Bacteria; Blood; Heme; Porphyrin

Indexed keywords

ALKYL HYDROPEROXIDE REDUCTASE C; ALPHA 1 MICROGLOBULIN; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; BINDING PROTEIN; CATALASE; CHAPERONE; HAPTOGLOBIN; HEMATIN; HEME; HEMIN; HEMIN BINDING PROTEIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOPEXIN; HEMOPROTEIN; PEROXIDASE; PORPHYRIN; PROTEIN HEMS; PROTEIN HEMW; PROTOPORPHYRIN; SERUM ALBUMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BUCHNERA APHIDICOLA; CELL SURFACE; DIFFUSION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOMEOSTASIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LIFESTYLE; LIPID MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SYNTHESIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 84867156671     PISSN: 00652911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394423-8.00003-2     Document Type: Chapter

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