Population-associated differences between the phase variable LPS biosynthetic genes of Helicobacter pylori

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Salaün, Laurence ^a,b   Saunders, Nigel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION RESEARCH;

ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 33749661204     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-6-79     Document Type: Article

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