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Impact of human migrations on diversity of Helicobacter pylori in Cambodia and New Caledonia.
Helicobacter - 1 Aug 2013
Breurec Sebastien, Raymond Josette, Thiberge Jean-Michel, Hem Sopheak, Monchy Didier, Seck Abdoulaye, Dehoux Pierre, Garin Benoit, Dauga Catherine
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BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori is a major gastric bacterial pathogen, presumed to have established itself in the human stomach approximately 100,000 years ago. Helicobacter pylori co-evolved with its host, and human migrations shaped the expansion and the diversity of strains around the world. Here, we investigated the population structure and the genomic diversity of H. pylori in New Caledonia and Cambodia,...
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