MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
CagA delivery by the Helicobacter pylori Cag-Type IV Secretion System confers fitness benefits and costs during stomach infection
Jazmine A. Snow, Jacob P. Frick, Valerie Phoebe O'Brien…·Nina R. Salama
This study investigates the fitness benefits and costs of the H. pylori Cag-T4SS and CagA during stomach infection, showing initial benefits and later costs due to inflammation.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.07.743500