Helicobacter pylori Vacuolating Toxin and Gastric Cancer
Helicobacter pylori VacA is a channel-forming toxin unrelated to other known bacterial toxins. Most H. pylori strains contain a vacA gene, but there is marked variation among strains in VacA toxin activity. This variation is attributable to strain-specific variations in VacA amino acid sequences, as...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Toxins |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/9/10/316 |