Recent acquisition of Helicobacter pylori by Baka pygmies.

Recent acquisition of Helicobacter pylori by Baka pygmies.

Both anatomically modern humans and the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori originated in Africa, and both species have been associated for at least 100,000 years. Seven geographically distinct H. pylori populations exist, three of which are indigenous to Africa: hpAfrica1, hpAfrica2, and hpNEAfric...

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Main Authors: Sandra Nell, Daniel Eibach, Valeria Montano, Ayas Maady, Armand Nkwescheu, Jose Siri, Wael F Elamin, Daniel Falush, Bodo Linz, Mark Achtman, Yoshan Moodley, Sebastian Suerbaum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3777998?pdf=render

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