Article
Free recombination within Helicobacter pylori.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 13 Oct 1998
Suerbaum S, Smith J M, Bapumia K, Morelli G, Smith N H, Kunstmann E, Dyrek I, Achtman M
Abstract excerpt
Sequences of three gene fragments (flaA, flaB, and vacA) from Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from patients in Germany, Canada, and South Africa were analyzed for diversity and for linkage equilibrium by using the Homoplasy Test and compatibility matrices. Horizontal genetic exchange in H. p...
Topics
- Alleles
- Bacterial Proteins
- Base Sequence
- DNA Primers
- Flagellin
- Helicobacter pylori
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phylogeny
- Recombination, Genetic
- Species Specificity
