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<i>Helicobacter pylori</i>γ-glutamyl transpeptidase: A formidable virulence factor
1 Jan 2013
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) produce an enzyme known as γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (HpGGT) that is highly conserved and common to all strains. HpGGT has been gaining increasing attention as an important virulence factor of the bacterium, having been demonstrated to be an important colonization factor in several animal models and has also recently been strongly associated with the development of peptic ulcer...
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