Alterations in Helicobacter pylori triggered by contact with gastric epithelial cells

Helicobacter pylori lives within the mucus layer of the human stomach, in close proximity to gastric epithelial cells. While a great deal is known about the effects of H. pylori on human cells and the specific bacterial products that mediate these effects, relatively little work has been done to in...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Main Authors:	Elizabeth M. Johnson, Jennifer A. Gaddy, Timothy L. Cover
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-02-01
Subjects:	Helicobacter pylori Iron gastric cancer cag pathogenicity island CagA type IV secretion system
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2012.00017/full