Mutation and recombination in Helicobacter pylori: Mechanisms and role in generating strain diversity

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 295, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 299-305

  Kraft, Christian ^a   Suerbaum, Sebastian ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competence; Helicobacter pylori; Mutation; Recombination; Repair

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; DNA REPAIR; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MULTILOCUS ENZYME ELECTROPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; GENETICS; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY;

DNA REPAIR; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MUTATION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 26944475629     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2005.06.002     Document Type: Review

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