Identification and characterization of Helicobacter pylori genes essential for gastric colonization

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 197, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 813-822

  Kavermann, Holger ^a   Burns, Brendan P ^a,c   Angermüller, Katrin ^a   Odenbreit, Stefan ^a   Fischer, Wolfgang ^a   Melchers, Klaus ^b   Haas, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b ALTANA Research Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collagenase; Gastric adaptation; Helicobacter pylori; In vivo essential genes; Signature tagged mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GERBIL; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH DISEASE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; COLLAGENASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; FLAGELLIN; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, BACTERIAL; GERBILLINAE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MUTATION; OPEN READING FRAMES; STOMACH; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL; UREASE;

EID: 0037388836     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20021531     Document Type: Article

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