Browsing by Author "Steele, Kendra H."
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The Brucella abortus alkyl hydroperoxide reductase complex (AhpCD) is the primary scavenger of endogenous hydrogen peroxide and the ahpCD operon is regulated in response to endogenous hydrogen peroxide.
Steele, Kendra H. (East Carolina University, 2010)Brucella abortus is a facultative intracellular pathogen that causes abortion and infertility in cattle and relapsing fever in humans. These bacteria reside and replicate inside macrophages during infection, and the ability ... -
Comparative Study of the Roles of AhpC and KatE as Respiratory Antioxidants in Brucella abortus 2308
Steele, Kendra H.; Baumgartner, John; Wright Valderas, Michelle; Roop II, R. Martin (2010-10)Brucella strains are exposed to potentially toxic levels of H2O2 both as a consequence of their aerobic metabolism and through the respiratory burst of host phagocytes. To evaluate the relative contributions of the sole ...