Infection biology: Signs of selection in the stomach

(Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit ä t M ü nchen) Helicobacter pylori, a globally distributed gastric bacterium, is genetically highly adaptable. Microbiologists at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have now characterized its population structure in individual patients, demonstrating an important role of antibiotics for its within-patient evolution.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news