Article
Iron acquisition and hemolysin production by Campylobacter jejuni.
Infection and immunity - 1 Sept 1992
Pickett C L, Auffenberg T, Pesci E C, Sheen V L, Jusuf S S
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter jejuni strains were tested for their ability to acquire iron from various iron sources present in humans. Hemin, hemoglobin, hemin-hemopexin, and hemoglobin-haptoglobin stimulated the growth of C. jejuni strains in low-iron medium. Transferrin, lactoferrin, and ferritin were unable...
Topics
- Campylobacter jejuni
- Hemin
- Hemolysin Proteins
- Iron
- Mutation