Sequencing and comparative analysis of napA genes from Helicobacter pylori strains associated with iron-deficiency anemia

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 866-872

  Hong, Myung Hee ^a   Choe, Yon Ho ^b   Cho, Yang Je ^c   Ahn, Bo Young ^c   Lee, Na Gyong ^a  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c EyeGene Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Iron deficiency anemia; NapA

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FERRITIN; GENOMIC DNA; PROTEIN NAPA; SERINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; INTERNET; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH BIOPSY;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 24644497653     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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