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Heterogeneity of cag genotypes in Helicobacter pylori isolates from human biopsy specimens.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2003
Tomasini Maria Luisa, Zanussi Stefania, Sozzi Michele, Tedeschi Rosamaria, Basaglia Giancarlo, De Paoli Paolo
Abstract excerpt
The Helicobacter pylori chromosomal cluster of genes known as the cytotoxin-associated gene (cag) island may have different compositions in infecting strains. In this study, we analyzed 150 single colonies obtained from gastric biopsy specimens from 10 patients infected with cagA-positive H. pylori strains and sweep isolates (isolates harvested with sweep in different points of the plate) from 6 patients infected...
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