Helicobacter pylori bab characterization in clinical isolates from Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal and Bangladesh.

Helicobacter pylori BabA is an important outer membrane protein that involves in the attachment to the gastric mucosa and enhances the virulence property of the bacterium. This study was aimed to characterize the bab genotypes, to evaluate its association with cagA, vacA and clinical diseases as wel...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shamshul Ansari, Evariste Tshibangu Kabamba, Pradeep Krishna Shrestha, Hafeza Aftab, Thein Myint, Lotay Tshering, Rabi Prakash Sharma, Nwe Ni, Than Than Aye, Phawinee Subsomwong, Tomohisa Uchida, Thawee Ratanachu-Ek, Ratha-Korn Vilaichone, Varocha Mahachai, Takashi Matsumoto, Junko Akada, Yoshio Yamaoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5673166?pdf=render