Characterization of a ferric-binding protein mutant in Haemophilus influenzae.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.1997.mmi535.x

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Characterization of a ferric-binding protein mutant in Haemophilus influenzae.

Molecular microbiology - 1 Sept 1997

Kirby S D, Gray-Owen S D, Schryvers A B

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Ferric-binding proteins (FbpA) have been implicated in the transferrin receptor-mediated iron acquisition pathways of Haemophilus influenzae and Neisseria spp. These proteins are believed to function by shuttling iron from outer membrane transferrin receptors to a specific inner membrane permease...

Topics

Base Sequence
Cell Division
Ferric Compounds
Genetic Complementation Test
Haemophilus influenzae
Immunoblotting
Metalloproteins
Mutagenesis
Mutation

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