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ComB proteins expression levels determine Helicobacter pylori competence capacity.
Scientific reports - 27 Jan 2017
Corbinais Christopher, Mathieu Aurélie, Damke Prashant P, Kortulewski Thierry, Busso Didier, Prado-Acosta Mariano, Radicella J Pablo, Marsin Stéphanie
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Helicobacter pylori chronically colonises half of the world's human population and is the main cause of ulcers and gastric cancers. Its prevalence and the increase in antibiotic resistance observed recently reflect the high genetic adaptability of this pathogen. Together with high mutation rates and an efficient DNA recombination system, horizontal gene transfer through natural competence makes of H. pylori one...
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