Comparative Genomic Analysis of East Asian and Non-Asian Helicobacter pylori Strains Identifies Rapidly Evolving Genes

Stacy S. Duncan; Pieter L. Valk; Mark S. McClain; Carrie L. Shaffer; Jason A. Metcalf; Seth R. Bordenstein; Timothy L. Cover

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055120

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Comparative Genomic Analysis of East Asian and Non-Asian Helicobacter pylori Strains Identifies Rapidly Evolving Genes

Stacy S. Duncan,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Pieter L. Valk,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Mark S. McClain,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Carrie L. Shaffer,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Jason A. Metcalf,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Seth R. Bordenstein ,

* E-mail: s.bordenstein@vanderbilt.edu (SRB); timothy.l.cover@vanderbilt.edu (TLC)

Affiliations Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Timothy L. Cover

* E-mail: s.bordenstein@vanderbilt.edu (SRB); timothy.l.cover@vanderbilt.edu (TLC)

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Comparative Genomic Analysis of East Asian and Non-Asian Helicobacter pylori Strains Identifies Rapidly Evolving Genes

Stacy S. Duncan,
Pieter L. Valk,
Mark S. McClain,
Carrie L. Shaffer,
Jason A. Metcalf,
Seth R. Bordenstein,
Timothy L. Cover

Published: January 31, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055120

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