Ralstonia solanacearum iron scavenging by the siderophore staphyloferrin B is controlled by PhcA, the global virulence regulator

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 7896-7904

  Bhatt, Garima ^a,b   Denny, Timothy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b BASF CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; SCHIZOKINEN; SIDEROPHORE; STAPHYLOFERRIN B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PHCA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; IRON METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PHCA GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; TOMATO; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CITRATES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HYDROXAMIC ACIDS; IRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRULENCE;

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NEGIBACTERIA; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WAUTERSIA METALLIDURANS;

EID: 9244219615     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.23.7896-7904.2004     Document Type: Article

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