Helicobacter pylori genomic microevolution during naturally occurring transmission between adults

• Main Authors: Windsor, Helen M., Gajewski, John P., Hake, Caylie M., Drautz, Daniela I., Schuster, Stephan C., Marshall, Barry J., Linz, Bodo
• Other Authors: Ahmed, Niyaz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Evolution; DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology::Microorganisms
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101784; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18771
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The human gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori is usually acquired during childhood and, in the absence of treatment, chronic infection persists through most of the host's life. However, the frequency and importance of H. pylori transmission between adults is underestimated. Here we sequenced t...