Identification of cagA tyrosine phosphorylation DNA motifs in Helicobacter pylori isolates from peptic ulcer patients by novel PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism and real-time fluorescence PCR assays

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 3112-3118

  Owen, Robert J ^a,c   Sharp, Sally I ^a   Chisholm, Stephanie A ^a   Rijpkema, Sjoerd ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

^c HPA Specialist/Ref Microbiol Div   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAGA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUODENUM ULCER; GENE SEQUENCE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEPTIC ULCER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOMACH EPITHELIUM; STOMACH ULCER;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FLUORESCENT DYES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; PEPTIC ULCER; PHOSPHORYLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; TYROSINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037830529     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.3112-3118.2003     Document Type: Article

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