Molecular typing of Helicobacter pylori by virulence-gene based multiplex PCR and RT-PCR analysis

Helicobacter

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 287-296

  Monstein, Hans Jürg ^a,b   Ellnebo Svedlund, Katarina ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Genotype; Helicobacter pylori; mRNA expression; Multiplex PCR and RT PCR; Phenotype; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CAGA PROTEIN; DNA; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN A; RNA; SODB PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREI PROTEIN; VACUOLATING TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STOMACH BIOPSY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0036401744     PISSN: 10834389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-5378.2002.00099.x     Document Type: Article

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