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SUBMITTER: Lundin A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1201226 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lundin Annelie A Björkholm Britta B Kupershmidt Ilya I Unemo Magnus M Nilsson Peter P Andersson Dan I DI Engstrand Lars L
Infection and immunity 20050801 8
The genetic variability of Helicobacter pylori is known to be high compared to that of many other bacterial species. H. pylori is adapted to the human stomach, where it persists for decades, and adaptation to each host results in every individual harboring a distinctive bacterial population. Although clonal variants may exist within such a population, all isolates are generally genetically related and thus derived from a common ancestor. We sought to determine the rate of genetic change of H. py ...[more]