Characterization of a ferrous iron-responsive two-component system in nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 6162-6173

  Steele, Kendra H ^a   O'Connor, Lauren H ^a   Burpo, Nicole ^a   Kohler, Katharina ^a   Johnston, Jason W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ASPARTIC ACID; FERROUS ION; NORADRENALIN; PERIPLASMIC PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC CODE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; LUNG INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NONTYPEABLE HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; QUORUM SENSING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHINCHILLA; COLD TEMPERATURE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; IRON; LUNG DISEASES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OPERON; OTITIS MEDIA; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 84869138518     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01465-12     Document Type: Article

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