Role of the AlpAB proteins and lipopolysaccharide in adhesion of Helicobacter pylori to human gastric tissue

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 292, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 247-256

  Odenbreit, Stefan ^a   Faller, Gerhard ^b   Haas, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Helicobacter pylori; Lewis antigen; LPS; Outer membrane protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036745347     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4221-00204     Document Type: Article

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