Population genetic analysis of Helicobacter pylori by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis: Extensive allelic diversity and recombinational population structure

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 3934-3938

  Go, Mae F ^a   Kapur, Vivek ^b   Graham, David Y ^a   Musser, James M ^b  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE KINASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; INDOPHENOL OXIDASE; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; NUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHORYLASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; DUODENUM ULCER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ULCER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0029935007     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.13.3934-3938.1996     Document Type: Article

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