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Genetic characterization of wild-type and mutant fur genes of Bordetella avium.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jun 1999
Murphy E R, Dickenson A, Militello K T, Connell T D
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For most, if not all, organisms, iron (Fe) is an essential element. In response to the nutritional requirement for Fe, bacteria evolved complex systems to acquire the element from the environment. The genes encoding these systems are often coordinately regulated in response to the Fe concentration. Recent investigations revealed that Bordetella avium, a respiratory pathogen of birds, expressed a number of...
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