Helicobacter pylori: Pathogenic determinants and strategies for vaccine design

Concepts in Vaccine Development

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 459-496

  Ghiara, Paolo ^a   Covacci, Antonello ^a   Telford, John L ^a   Rappuoli, Rino ^a  

^a Biocine SpA   (Italy)

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