Virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori: Implications for vaccine development

Molecular Medicine Today

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 32-39

  Suerbaum, Sebastian ^a   Josenhans, Christine ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL VACCINE;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL VACCINES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0032619623     PISSN: 13574310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-4310(98)01390-2     Document Type: Review

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