A Tale of Two Toxins:<br />H. pylori CagA and VacA Modulate Host Pathways that Impact Disease
Helicobacter pylori is a pathogenic bacterium that colonizes more than 50% of the world’s population, which leads to a tremendous medical burden. H. pylori infection is associated with such varied diseases as gastritis, peptic ulcers, and two forms of gastric cancer: gastric adenocarcinoma and muco...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2010-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2010.00115/full |