Type IV secretion of Helicobacter pylori CagA into oral epithelial cells is prevented by the absence of CEACAM receptor expression
Abstract Background Helicobacter pylori typically colonizes the human stomach, but it can occasionally be detected in the oral cavity of infected persons. Clinical outcome as a result of gastric colonization depends on presence of the pathogenicity island cagPAI that encodes a type-IV secretion syst...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-05-01
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Series: | Gut Pathogens |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13099-020-00363-8 |