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Epithelial attachment alters the outcome of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> infection
31 Mar 1998
Abstract excerpt
Genetically defined in vivo models are needed to assess the importance of target cell attachment in bacterial pathogenesis. Gastric colonization by Helicobacter pylori in human populations is common and persistent, and has various outcomes including peptic ulcers and cancer. The impact of attachment on the course of infection was examined in transgenic mice expressing a human receptor for H. pylori in their...
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