Traces of Human Migrations in Helicobacter pylori Populations

D Falush, T Wirth, B Linz, JK Pritchard, M Stephens… - science, 2003 - science.org
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Helicobacter pylori, a chronic gastric pathogen of human beings, can be divided into seven
populations and subpopulations with distinct geographical distributions. These modern
populations derive their gene pools from ancestral populations that arose in Africa, Central
Asia, and East Asia. Subsequent spread can be attributed to human migratory fluxes such as
the prehistoric colonization of Polynesia and the Americas, the neolithic introduction of
farming to Europe, the Bantu expansion within Africa, and the slave trade.
Helicobacter pylori, a chronic gastric pathogen of human beings, can be divided into seven populations and subpopulations with distinct geographical distributions. These modern populations derive their gene pools from ancestral populations that arose in Africa, Central Asia, and East Asia. Subsequent spread can be attributed to human migratory fluxes such as the prehistoric colonization of Polynesia and the Americas, the neolithic introduction of farming to Europe, the Bantu expansion within Africa, and the slave trade.
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