Helicobacter pylori versus the host: remodeling of the bacterial outer membrane is required for survival in the gastric mucosa.

Modification of bacterial surface structures, such as the lipid A portion of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), is used by many pathogenic bacteria to help evade the host innate immune response. Helicobacter pylori, a gram-negative bacterium capable of chronic colonization of the human stomach, modifies its...

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Main Authors: Thomas W Cullen, David K Giles, Lindsey N Wolf, Chantal Ecobichon, Ivo G Boneca, M Stephen Trent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-12-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3245313?pdf=render