Extracellular Heme Uptake and the Challenges of Bacterial Cell Membranes

Current Topics in Membranes

Volumn 69, Issue , 2012, Pages 359-392

  Smith, Aaron D ^a   Wilks, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heme receptors; Heme transport; Membrane proteins; Pathogenesis; Virulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867182847     PISSN: 10635823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394390-3.00013-6     Document Type: Chapter

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