Open AccessEnhanced infectivity of strains of Helicobacter pylori isolated from children compared with parental strains
Author(s) -
Cynthia Zaman,
Takako Osaki,
Yoshikazu Furuta,
Fuhito Hojo,
Hideo Yonezawa,
Mutsuko Konno,
Satoru Kurata,
Tomoko Hanawa,
Shigeru Kamiya
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000918
Subject(s) - infectivity , helicobacter pylori , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , virology , genetics , virus
Intra-familial infection, mother-to-child infection, is considered to be one of the main routes of transmission for Helicobacter pylori, in developed countries such as Japan. A major role for intra-familial spread in the pathogenicity of H. pylori is now beyond controversy, although the major route of transmission remains poorly understood. We performed this study to clarify the factors determining intra-familial transmission.