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An Overview of Helicobacter pylori VacA Toxin Biology

The VacA toxin secreted by Helicobacter pylori enhances the ability of the bacteria to colonize the stomach and contributes to the pathogenesis of gastric adenocarcinoma and peptic ulcer disease. The amino acid sequence and structure of VacA are unrelated to corresponding features of other known bac...

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Autores principales: Foegeding, Nora J., Caston, Rhonda R., McClain, Mark S., Ohi, Melanie D., Cover, Timothy L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4926140/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27271669
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins8060173