Heterogeneity in levels of vacuolating cytotoxin gene (vacA) transcription among Helicobacter pylori strains

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 3088-3094

  Forsyth, M H ^a   Atherton, J C ^c   Blaser, M J ^a,b   Cover, T L ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HELA CELL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0031814273     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.7.3088-3094.1998     Document Type: Article

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