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HpaA is essential for Helicobacter pylori colonization in mice.
Infection and immunity - 1 Feb 2006
Carlsohn Elisabet, Nyström Johanna, Bölin Ingrid, Nilsson Carol L, Svennerholm Ann-Mari
Abstract excerpt
Infection with the human gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori can give rise to chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, and gastric cancer. All H. pylori strains express the surface-localized protein HpaA, a promising candidate for a vaccine against H. pylori infection. To study the physiological importance of HpaA, a mutation of the hpaA gene was introduced into a mouse-adapted H. pylori strain. To justify that the...
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