Genetic signatures for Helicobacter pylori strains of West African origin

• Kennady K. Bullock,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

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• Carrie L. Shaffer,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Veterinary Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

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• Andrew W. Brooks,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

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• Ousman Secka,

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, Banjul, The Gambia

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• Mark H. Forsyth,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biology, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America

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• Mark S. McClain,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

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• Timothy L. Cover

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: timothy.l.cover@vanderbilt.edu

  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

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8503-002X

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