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Antiadhesive property of microalgal polysaccharide extract on the binding of Helicobacter pylori to gastric mucin

  1. Mun Fai Loke,
  2. Sook Yin Lui,
  3. Bee Ling Ng,
  4. Min Gong,
  5. Bow Ho

Article first published online: 22 MAY 2007

DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2007.00248.x

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FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology

FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology

Volume 50, Issue 2, pages 231–238, July 2007

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Loke, M. F., Lui, S. Y., Ng, B. L., Gong, M. and Ho, B. (2007), Antiadhesive property of microalgal polysaccharide extract on the binding of Helicobacter pylori to gastric mucin. FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, 50: 231–238. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2007.00248.x

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

*Correspondence: Bow Ho, Department of Microbiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, MD4, 5, Science Drive 2, Singapore 117597. Tel.: +65 6516 3672; fax: +65 6776 6872; e-mail: michob@nus.edu.sg

  1. Editor: Johannes Kusters

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 22 MAY 2007
  2. Article first published online: 22 MAY 2007
  3. Received 15 September 2006; revised 12 February 2007; accepted accepted 14 March 2007.First published online 22 May 2007.

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