Vacuolating cytotoxin (vacA) alleles of Helicobacter pylori comprise two geographically widespread types, m1 and m2, and have evolved through limited recombination.

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Published in Curr Microbiol on October 01, 1999

Authors

J C Atherton1, P M Sharp, T L Cover, G Gonzalez-Valencia, R M Peek, S A Thompson, C J Hawkey, M J Blaser

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1: School of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH.

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