Ferric uptake regulator and its role in the pathogenesis of nontypeable haemophilus influenzae

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1221-1233

  Harrison, Alistair ^a   Santana, Estevan A ^a   Szelestey, Blake R ^a   Newsom, David E ^a   White, Peter ^a   Mason, Kevin M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRIC UPTAKE REGULATOR; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DISEASE COURSE; GENE EXPRESSION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHINCHILLA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; IRON; OTITIS MEDIA; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84875509174     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01227-12     Document Type: Article

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