William Chey, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, discusses transmission of H. pylori.

References and Resources
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Azevedo N, Guimaraes N, Figueiredo C, A New Model for the Transmission of Helicobacter pylori: Role of Environmental Reservoirs as Gene Pools to Increase Strain Diversity. Critical Reviews in Microbiology, Volume 33, Issue 3 July 2007 , pages 157 – 169.
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