Helicobacter pylori cagA and vacA cytotoxin genes in Changsha, China

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 150-153

  Yakoob, J ^a   Fan, X G ^a   Peng, X N ^a   Hu, G L ^a   Zhang, Z ^a  

^a Defence Housing Society Phase II ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Genes, bacterial; Helicobacter pylori; Peptic ulcer

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CYTOTOXIN; CYTOTOXIN ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; GENOMIC DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACUOLATING TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DUODENUM ULCER; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PEPTIC ULCER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ULCER; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0036385769     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2002.11783652     Document Type: Article

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