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Helicobacter pylori genomic microevolution during naturally occurring transmission between adults.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Linz Bodo, Windsor Helen M, Gajewski John P, Hake Caylie M, Drautz Daniela I, Schuster Stephan C, Marshall Barry J
Abstract excerpt
The human gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori is usually acquired during childhood and, in the absence of treatment, chronic infection persists through most of the host's life. However, the frequency and importance of H. pylori transmission between adults is underestimated. Here we sequenced the complete genomes of H. pylori strains that were transmitted between spouses and analysed the genomic changes. Similar...
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