Typing of Helicobacter pylori vacA gene and detection of cagA gene by PCR and reverse hybridization

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1271-1276

  Van Doorn, L J ^a,d   Figueiredo, C ^b   Rossau, R ^c   Jannes, G ^c   Van Asbroeck, M ^c   Sousa, J C ^b   Carneiro, F ^b   Quint, W G V ^a  

^a Delft Diagnostic Laboratory   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c INNOGENETICS   (Belgium)

^d R de Graafweg 7   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DUODENUM ULCER; DYSPEPSIA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYBRIDIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CARCINOMA; STOMACH ULCER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0031959135     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.5.1271-1276.1998     Document Type: Article

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