Phase variation in Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharide due to changes in the lengths of poly(C) tracts in alpha3-fucosyltransferase genes.

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Published in Infect Immun on October 01, 1999

Authors

B J Appelmelk1, S L Martin, M A Monteiro, C A Clayton, A A McColm, P Zheng, T Verboom, J J Maaskant, D H van den Eijnden, C H Hokke, M B Perry, C M Vandenbroucke-Grauls, J G Kusters

Author Affiliations

1: Departments of Medical Microbiology, Vrije Universiteit, Medical School, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands. BJ.Appelmelk.mm@med.vu.nl

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