Ulcer microbe changes quickly to avoid immune attack

Monday, June 16, 2014 - 17:30 in Health & Medicine

During the initial weeks of infection, Helicobacter pylori, the bacterium that causes stomach ulcers, mutates at a high rate, apparently to evade the body’s defenses.

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