Gain and loss of multiple genes during the evolution of Helicobacter pylori.

Sequence diversity and gene content distinguish most isolates of Helicobacter pylori. Even greater sequence differences differentiate distinct populations of H. pylori from different continents, but it was not clear whether these populations also differ in gene content. To address this question, we...

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Main Authors: Helga Gressmann, Bodo Linz, Rohit Ghai, Klaus-Peter Pleissner, Ralph Schlapbach, Yoshio Yamaoka, Christian Kraft, Sebastian Suerbaum, Thomas F Meyer, Mark Achtman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2005-10-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1245399?pdf=render