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Geographic diversity in Helicobacter pylori oipA genotype between Korean and United States isolates.
Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) - 1 Dec 2021
Kim Aeryun, Lai Jing, Merrell D Scott, Kim Ji-Hye, Su Hanfu, Cha Jeong-Heon
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Helicobacter pylori outer membrane inflammatory protein A (OipA) was originally named for its role in inducing inflammation in the host, as evidenced by high mucosal IL-8 levels. Expression of OipA is regulated by phase variation of a CT dinucleotide-repeat located in the 5' region of the gene. However, little is known about OipA geographic diversity across isolates. To address this gap, we conducted a...
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