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Helicobacter pylori bab characterization in clinical isolates from Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal and Bangladesh.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Ansari Shamshul, Kabamba Evariste Tshibangu, Shrestha Pradeep Krishna, Aftab Hafeza, Myint Thein, Tshering Lotay, Sharma Rabi Prakash, Ni Nwe, Aye Than Than, Subsomwong Phawinee, Uchida Tomohisa, Ratanachu-Ek Thawee, Vilaichone Ratha-Korn, Mahachai Varocha, Matsumoto Takashi, Akada Junko, Yamaoka Yoshio
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BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori BabA is an important outer membrane protein that involves in the attachment to the gastric mucosa and enhances the virulence property of the bacterium. This study was aimed to characterize the bab genotypes, to evaluate its association with cagA, vacA and clinical diseases as well as degree of gastric inflammation. METHODS: H. pylori isolates from four countries were subjected for...
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