Open AccessCharacterization of clarithromycin resistance in Malaysian isolates of Helicobacter pylori
Author(s) -
Norazah Ahmad,
Wan Rasinah Zakaria,
Sheikh Anwar Abdullah,
Ramelah Mohamed
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.3161
Subject(s) - clarithromycin , 23s ribosomal rna , helicobacter pylori , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , point mutation , restriction enzyme , polymerase chain reaction , restriction fragment length polymorphism , gene , mutation , genetics , rna , ribosome
To characterize the types of mutations present in the 23S rRNA genes of Malaysian isolates of clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter pylori (H pylori).