High Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori hopQ II Genotype Isolated from Iranian Patients with Gastroduodenal Disorders

Helicobacter pylori plays an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic gastritis, peptic ulceration, and noncardia gastric cancer. Several putative virulence factors for H. pylori have been identified including vacA, babA, and iceA. HopQ is one of the outer membrane proteins involved in bacteria...

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Main Authors: Amin Talebi Bezmin Abadi, Ashraf Mohabbati Mobarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Pathogens
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/842469