High-level genetic diversity in the vapD chromosomal region of Helicobacter pylori

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2852-2856

  Cao, Ping ^a   Cover, Timothy L ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0030947959     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.9.2852-2856.1997     Document Type: Article

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