The human gastric pathogen <it>Helicobacter pylori </it>has a potential acetone carboxylase that enhances its ability to colonize mice

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Helicobacter pylori </it>colonizes the human stomach and is the etiological agent of peptic ulcer disease. All three <it>H. pylori </it>strains that have been sequenced to date contain a potential operon w...

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Main Authors: Weinberg Michael V, Benoit Stéphane L, Wang Ge, Brahmachary Priyanka, Maier Robert J, Hoover Timothy R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-01-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/14