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Traces of human migrations in Helicobacter pylori populations.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 7 Mar 2003
Falush Daniel, Wirth Thierry, Linz Bodo, Pritchard Jonathan K, Stephens Matthew, Kidd Mark, Blaser Martin J, Graham David Y, Vacher Sylvie, Perez-Perez Guillermo I, Yamaoka Yoshio, Mégraud Francis, Otto Kristina, Reichard Ulrike, Katzowitsch Elena, Wang Xiaoyan, Achtman Mark, Suerbaum Sebastian
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori, a chronic gastric pathogen of human beings, can be divided into seven populations and subpopulations with distinct geographical distributions. These modern populations derive their gene pools from ancestral populations that arose in Africa, Central Asia, and East Asia. Subsequent spread can be attributed to human migratory fluxes such as the prehistoric colonization of Polynesia and the...
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