Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2011; 17(28): 3300-3309
Published online Jul 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i28.3300
Helicobacter pylori arginase mutant colonizes arginase II knockout mice
Songhee H Kim, Melanie L Langford, Jean-Luc Boucher, Traci L Testerman, David J McGee
Songhee H Kim, Traci L Testerman, David J McGee, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Shreveport, LA 71130, United States
Melanie L Langford, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, School of Biological Sciences, Lincoln, NE 68588, United States
Jean-Luc Boucher, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
Author contributions: Kim SH, Langford ML, Testerman TL, and McGee DJ conducted experiments; Kim SH, Langford ML and McGee DJ analyzed data; McGee DJ designed experiments and prepared figures; Boucher JL provided reagents and experimental design and scientific advice on the inhibitor; McGee DJ drafted the manuscript; all authors provided editorial comments on the manuscript.
Supported by Public Health Service grant R01-CA101931 (to DJM) from the National Institutes of Health
Correspondence to: Dr. David J McGee, Department of Microbiology and Immunology MSB 2-225, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130, United States. dmcgee@lsuhsc.edu
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Received: December 23, 2010
Revised: February 19, 2011
Accepted: February 26, 2011
Published online: July 28, 2011
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