The FupA/B protein uniquely facilitates transport of ferrous iron and siderophore-associated ferric iron across the outer membrane of Francisella tularensis live vaccine strain

Microbiology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 160, Issue PART 2, 2014, Pages 446-457

  Ramakrishnan, Girija ^a   Sen, Bhaswati ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; FERRIC ION; IRON 55; LIVE VACCINE; PROTEIN FSIE; PROTEIN FUPA; PROTEIN FUPB; SIDEROPHORE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; FUPA GENE; FUPB GENE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HYBRID GENE; IRON TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; IRON; IRON RADIOISOTOPES; ISOTOPE LABELING; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SIDEROPHORES;

EID: 84893484153     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: 14652080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.072835-0     Document Type: Article

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