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Phase Variation in H Type I and Lewis a Epitopes of Helicobacter pylori Lipopolysaccharide
1 Oct 2000
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori NCTC 11637 lipopolysaccharide (LPS) expresses the human blood group antigens Lewis x (Le(x)), Le(y), and H type I. In this report, we demonstrate that the H type I epitope displays high-frequency phase variation. One variant expressed Le(x) and Le(y) and no H type I as determined by serology; this switch was reversible. Insertional mutagenesis in NCTC 11637 of JHP563 (a poly(C) tract...
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