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Molecular patchwork: Chromosomal recombination between two Helicobacter pylori strains during natural colonization.
Infection and immunity - 1 May 2003
Smeets Leonard C, Arents Nicolaas L A, van Zwet Anton A, Vandenbroucke-Grauls Christina M J E, Verboom Theo, Bitter Wilbert, Kusters Johannes G
Abstract excerpt
Genetic analysis of two Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from a single gastric biopsy showed evidence of extensive horizontal gene transfer. Several large recombinations were identified in the rdxA gene, which is involved in metronidazole resistance.
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