Sequencing, annotation, and comparative genome analysis of the gerbil-adapted Helicobacter pylori strain B8.

Background: The Mongolian gerbils are a good model to mimic the Helicobacter pylori-associated pathogenesis of the human stomach. In the current study the gerbil-adapted strain B8 was completely sequenced, annotated and compared to previous genomes, including the 73 supercontigs of the parental strain B128.

Results: The complete genome of H.