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Genetic microheterogeneity and phenotypic variation of Helicobacter pylori arginase in clinical isolates.
BMC microbiology - 4 Apr 2007
Hovey Justin G, Watson Emily L, Langford Melanie L, Hildebrandt Ellen, Bathala Sangeetha, Bolland Jeffrey R, Spadafora Domenico, Mendz George L, McGee David J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Clinical isolates of the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori display a high level of genetic macro- and microheterogeneity, featuring a panmictic, rather than clonal structure. The ability of H. pylori to survive the stomach acid is due, in part, to the arginase-urease enzyme system....
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