Secreted pyomelanin of legionella pneumophila promotes bacterial iron uptake and growth under iron-limiting conditions

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4182-4191

  Zheng, Huaixin ^a   Chatfield, Christa H ^b   Liles, Mark R ^c   Cianciotto, Nicholas P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROUS ION; HOMOGENTISIC ACID; MELANIN; PYOMELANIN; SIDEROPHORE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IRON TRANSPORT; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HOMOGENTISIC ACID; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; IRON RADIOISOTOPES; ISOTOPE LABELING; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MELANINS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 84886804548     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00858-13     Document Type: Article

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