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,...

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Main Authors: Yamaoka Yoshio, Ménard Armelle, Cordeiro Rita, Oleastro Mónica, Queiroz Dulciene, Mégraud Francis, Monteiro Lurdes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/9/248