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Heterogeneous Helicobacter pylori isolates from H. pylori-infected couples in Taiwan.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Dec 1999
Kuo C H, Poon S K, Su Y C, Su R, Chang C S, Wang W C
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori strain diversity was investigated in 55 H. pylori seropositive couples in Taiwan in biopsy samples from the antrum and corpus. Two DNA typing methods were used to characterize 90 isolates from 25 couples. In only 1 of the 25 couples was the same strain colonized from both partners. Comparison of isolates from 2 sites in each of 40 patients showed that 9 pairs were distinct but might be...
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