CagL polymorphisms D58/K59 are predominant in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from Mexican patients with chronic gastritis

CagL polymorphisms D58/K59 are predominant in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from Mexican patients with chronic gastritis

Abstract Background Helicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative bacterium that colonizes the gastric mucosa in humans. One of the main virulence factors of H. pylori is the cag pathogenicity island (cagPAI), which encodes a type 4-secretion system (T4SS) and the cytotoxin CagA. Translocation of CagA thro...

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Main Authors: Adolfo Román-Román, Verónica I. Martínez-Santos, Carlos A. Castañón-Sánchez, Alan J. Albañil-Muñoz, Paola González-Mendoza, Diana G. Soto-Flores, Dinorah N. Martínez-Carrillo, Gloria Fernández-Tilapa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Gut Pathogens
Subjects:
H. pylori
cagL polymorphisms
Polymorphic region
Chronic gastritis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13099-019-0286-9

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