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Molecular characterization of H. pylori: genetic diversity and vacA s1m1/cagA+ prevalence in Western Algeria.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 21 Mar 2026
Ouali Asma Boudouaia, Takwa Salmi, Majda Dali-Sahi, Amal Etchiali, Nabila BaB Hamed, Bouchra Bekkhoucha, Sarah Chiali Nihel, Meriem Benmansour Benguela, Samira Berrahoui, Joanna Dib, Yahia Harek, Nouria Medjati-Dennouni
Abstract excerpt
Clinical outcomes of Helicobacter pylori infection range from chronic gastritis to peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. Yet data on strain diversity and clinical outcomes remain scarce in North Africa. This study aimed to characterise enzymatic and genetic variation among H. pylori isolates from symptomatic patients in western Algeria. From 428 patients, 72 H. pylori strains were isolated and purified; for...
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