Pathogenicity Island Mediates Helicobacter pylori Interaction with the Host

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 275-278

  Rappuoli, R ^a   Lange, C ^a   Censini, S ^a   Covacci, A ^a  

^a CHIRON VACCINES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

CYTOLOGY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; STOMACH MUCOSA; VIRULENCE;

GASTRIC MUCOSA; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0031608988     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02818612     Document Type: Article

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