Impact of Helicobacter pylori virulence on the outcome of gastroduodenal diseases: Lessons from the microbiologist

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 99-103

  Mégraud, Francis ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Cag; Cytotoxin; Pathogenicity island; VacA

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIN;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL VACUOLE; ENDOSOME; EPITHELIUM CELL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; OPEN READING FRAME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; APOPTOSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DUODENAL DISEASES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; PROGNOSIS; STOMACH DISEASES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0034851911     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000050662     Document Type: Review

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