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Who discovered Helicobacter pylori, the bacterium that causes peptic ulcers?

Correct answer B. Dr Barry Marshall and Dr Robin Warren

Explanation

Barry Marshall and Robin Warren showed in the early 1980s that H. pylori causes gastritis and ulcers, and they shared the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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