Allelic diversity and phylogeny of <it>homB</it>, a novel co-virulence marker of <it>Helicobacter pylori</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The <it>homB </it>gene is a <it>Helicobacter pylori </it>disease-marker candidate, strongly associated with peptic ulcer disease, while <it>homA</it>, its paralogue gene with 90% sequence identity,...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
BMC
2009-12-01
|
Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/9/248 |