tlpA gene expression is required for arginine and bicarbonate chemotaxis in Helicobacter pylori
About half of the human population is infected with Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium causing gastritis, peptic ulcer and progression to gastric cancer. Chemotaxis and flagellar motility are required for colonization and persistence of H. pylori in the gastric mucus layer. It is not completely clear...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602011000300009 |