Identification of new enzyme biotypes of Helicobacter pylori isolated in Japan.
The enzyme biotype of 86.5% of strains of Helicobacter pylori isolated in Japan could not be determined by the method used for the identification of the biotypes defined by Reina and Alomar (1989). A modified system for naming of biotypes is proposed.
Matsumoto
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Y
Department of Microbiology, Showa College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
Yamada
M
M
Fujii
Y
Y
Kawai
T
T
Nishizato
Y
Y
Uchida
Y
Y
Hamashima
H
H
Sasatsu
M
M
Arai
T
T
D000328:Adult; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D011706:Pyloric Antrum / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology