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Genomic fingerprinting and genotyping of Helicobacter pylori strains from patients with duodenal ulcer or gastric cancer from different geographic regions.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Nov 2002
Li Li, Graham David Y, Gutierrez Oscar, Kim Jong G, Genta Robert M, El-Zimaity Hala M T, Go Mae F
Abstract excerpt
Continuing attempts have been made to classify pathogenic strains within bacterial populations based on DNA fingerprints and to identify virulence factors in H. pylori. We studied 287 H. pylori isolates from patients with duodenal ulcer or gastric cancer from three different geographic regions. DNA fingerprints were generated using REP-PCR and analyzed by cluster analysis. The status of three candidate virulence...
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