Heterogeneity of cag genotypes in Helicobacter pylori isolates from human biopsy specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 976-980

  Tomasini, Maria Luisa ^a   Zanussi, Stefania ^a   Sozzi, Michele ^a   Tedeschi, Rosamaria ^a   Basaglia, Giancarlo ^a   De Paoli, Paolo ^a  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CAGA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STOMACH BIOPSY;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOPSY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VARIATION (GENETICS); VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037338475     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.3.976-980.2003     Document Type: Article

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