Microbial Virulence and Interactions With Metals

Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science

Volumn 142, Issue , 2016, Pages 27-49

  German, N ^a   Luthje F ^b   Hao, X ^c   Ronn R ^b   Rensing, C ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

bacterial virulence; grazing; innate immunity; metal toxicity; metals

Indexed keywords

COPPER; IRON; MANGANESE; SIDEROPHORE; TRANSITION ELEMENT; ZINC; METAL;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IRON METABOLISM; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PLASMID; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; HUMANS; METALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84994134053     PISSN: 18771173     EISSN: 18780814     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2016.05.010     Document Type: Chapter

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