Molecular epidemiology, population genetics, and pathogenic role of Helicobacter pylori

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 203-213

  Suzuki, Rumiko ^a   Shiota, Seiji ^a   Yamaoka, Yoshio ^a,b  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CagA; Helicobacter pylori; Multilocus sequence typing; Next generation sequencer; VacA; Whole genome sequencing technology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CAGA GENE; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HUMAN; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; POPULATION GENETICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH CANCER; VACA GENE;

ANIMALS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; HUMANS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; POPULATION; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 84857643782     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.12.002     Document Type: Review

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