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A Positively Selected fur-R88H Mutation Enhances Helicobacter pylori Fitness in a High-Salt Environment and Alters Fur-Dependent Regulation of Gene Expression.
Infection and immunity - 16 Feb 2023
Loh John T, Struttmann Emily L, Favret Natalie, Harvey M Lorena, Pakala Suman B, Chopra Abha, McClain Mark S, Cover Timothy L
Abstract excerpt
Both Helicobacter pylori infection and a high-salt diet are risk factors for gastric cancer. We previously showed that a mutation in fur (encoding the ferric uptake regulator variant Fur-R88H) was positively selected in H. pylori strains isolated from experimentally infected Mongolian gerbils receiving a high-salt diet. In the present study, we report that continuous H. pylori growth in high-salt conditions in...
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