Outer membrane biogenesis in Helicobacter pylori: A deviation from the paradigm

The bacterial pathogen Helicobacter pylori is capable of colonizing the gastric mucosa of the human stomach using a variety of factors associated with or secreted from its outer membrane (OM). Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and numerous outer membrane proteins have been shown to be involved in adhesion a...

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Main Authors: George W. Liechti, Joanna B. Goldberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2012.00029/full