Recent studies have characterized how host genetics, prenatal environment and delivery
mode can shape the newborn microbiome at birth. Following this, postnatal factors, such as …

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection underlies gastric ulcer disease, gastric cancer and
duodenal ulcer disease. The disease expression reflects the pattern and extent of …

Helicobacter pylori plays an essential role in the development of various gastroduodenal
diseases; however, only a small proportion of people infected with H. pylori develop these …

Atrophic gastritis (AG) and intestinal metaplasia (IM) are the main precursor lesions of
gastric cancer as the incidence of gastric cancer increases in the gastric mucosa involved …

Helicobacter pylori, a chronic gastric pathogen of human beings, can be divided into seven
populations and subpopulations with distinct geographical distributions. These modern …

Infection of the stomach by Helicobacter pylori is ubiquitous among humans. However,
although H. pylori strains from different geographic areas are associated with clear …

Helicobacter pylori is the principal cause of gastric cancer, the second leading cause of
cancer mortality worldwide. However, H. pylori prevalence generally does not predict cancer …

Helicobacter pylori is a causative agent of gastritis and peptic ulcer. cagA+ H. pylori strains
are more virulent than cagA− strains and are associated with gastric carcinoma. The cagA …

Adherence by Helicobacter pylori increases the risk of gastric disease. Here, we report that
more than 95% of strains that bind fucosylated blood group antigen bind A, B, and O …

We analyzed a global collection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains using 212 single
nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers. SNP nucleotide diversity was high (average …