Helicobacter pylori morphological forms and their potential role in the transmission of infection

More than 50% of the world’s population is infected with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) – a Gram negative bacterium, which persists in the human stomach and duodenum, causing gastric or duodenal ulcers and gastric cancer. The majority of H. pylori cells demonstrate rod-shape morphology occurring in...

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Main Authors: Karolina Rudnicka, Maciej Graczykowski, Michał Tenderenda, Magdalena Chmiela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Index Copernicus International S.A. 2014-03-01
Series:Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej
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Online Access:http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=1092705