Z Xiang

<i>cag</i> , a pathogenicity island of <i>Helicobacter pylori,</i> encodes type I-specific and disease-associated virulence factors

Stefano Censini, Christina Lange, Z Xiang et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1996 · 1.9K citations

Molecular characterization of the 128-kDa immunodominant antigen of Helicobacter pylori associated with cytotoxicity and duodenal ulcer.

A Covacci, Stefano Censini, M Bugnoli et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1993 · 1.3K citations · Full text

Medicine, Pathogenesis, Immunology +13

Analysis of expression of CagA and VacA virulence factors in 43 strains of Helicobacter pylori reveals that clinical isolates can be divided into two major types and that CagA is not necessary for expression of the vacuolating cytotoxin

Z Xiang, Stefano Censini, P F Bayeli et al. · Infection and Immunity · 1995 · 593 citations · Full text

Vacuolating Cytotoxin, Ii Bacteria, Virulence Factor +14

Gene structure of the Helicobacter pylori cytotoxin and evidence of its key role in gastric disease.

John L. Telford, P Ghiara, M. Dell’Orco et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1994 · 591 citations

Microbial Toxin, Dysbiosis, Helicobacter Pylori Cytotoxin +15

Helicobacter pylori induced interleukin-8 expression in gastric epithelial cells is associated with CagA positive phenotype.

Jean E. Crabtree, Antonello Covacci, S M Farmery et al. · Journal of Clinical Pathology · 1995 · 357 citations · Full text