Iron acquisition systems in the pathogenic Neisseria
Open Access
- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Microbiology
- Vol. 32 (6) , 1117-1123
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01411.x
Abstract
Pathogenic neisseriae have a repertoire of high‐affinity iron uptake systems to facilitate acquisition of this essential element in the human host. They possess surface receptor proteins that directl...Keywords
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