Helicobacter pylori virulence genes in the five largest islands of Indonesia

• Main Authors: Muhammad Miftahussurur, A. F. Syam, A. F. Syam, Dadang Makmun, Dadang Makmun, Iswan Abbas Nusi, Iswan Abbas Nusi, Lukman Hakim Zein, Lukman Hakim Zein, Zulkhairi, Zulkhairi, Fardah Akil, Fardah Akil, Willi Brodus Uswan, Willi Brodus Uswan, David Simanjuntak, David Simanjuntak, Tomohisa Uchida, Tomohisa Uchida, Pangestu Adi, Pangestu Adi, Amanda Pitarini Utari, Amanda Pitarini Utari, Yudith Annisa Ayu Rezkitha, Yudith Annisa Ayu Rezkitha, Phawinee Subsomwong, Phawinee Subsomwong, Nasronudin, Nasronudin, Yoshio Yamaoka, Yoshio Yamaoka
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2015
• Subjects: R5-920 Medicine (General); R735-854 Medical education. Medical schools. Research
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/94617/1/Miftahussurur-Helicobacter%20pylori%20virulence%20genes%20in%20the%20five%20largest%20islands%20of%20Indonesia.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/94617/; https://gutpathogens.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13099-015-0072-2

Background: It remains unclear whether the low incidence of gastric cancer in Indonesia is due to low infection rates only or is also related to low Helicobacter pylori pathogenicity. We collected H. pylori strains from the five largest islands in Indonesia and evaluated genetic virulence factors. M...