Analysis of Helicobacter pylori isolates from Chile: Occurrence of selective type 1 Lewis b antigen expression in lipopolysaccharide

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 585-591

  Altman, Eleonora ^a   Fernández, Heriberto ^b   Chandan, Vandana ^a   Harrison, Blair A ^a   Schuster, Myra Wilson ^b   Rademacher, Laura Otth ^b   Toledo, Claudio ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAGA PROTEIN; EPITOPE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANALYSIS; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; BLOOD GROUP LEWIS SYSTEM; CHILE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; WESTERN BLOTTING; WHOLE CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, CD15; CHILE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; LEWIS BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGOSACCHARIDES;

EID: 43049123503     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47783-0     Document Type: Article

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