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Helicobacter pylori genome variability in a framework of familial transmission.
BMC microbiology - 11 Jun 2007
Kivi Mårten, Rodin Sandra, Kupershmidt Ilya, Lundin Annelie, Tindberg Ylva, Granström Marta, Engstrand Lars
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BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori infection is exceptionally prevalent and is considered to be acquired primarily early in life through person-to-person transmission within the family. H. pylori is a genetically diverse bacterial species, which may facilitate adaptation to new hosts and persistence for decades. The present study aimed to explore the genetic diversity of clonal isolates from a mother and her three...
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