Purification and characterization of Helicobacter mustelae urease.
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Helicobacter mustelae is a urease-rich bacterium associated with gastritis in ferrets. The ureases of H. mustelae and Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium implicated in human gastritis, share many characteristics. Helicobacter sp. ureases appear to be unique among bacterial enzymes in exhibiting submillimolar Km values and in being composed of two subunits.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Infection and immunity
دوره 59 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991