Methods for detecting the environmental coccoid form of Helicobacter pylori
Helicobacter pylori is recognized as the most common pathogen to cause gastritis, peptic and duodenal ulcers, and gastric cancer. The organisms are found in two forms: 1) spiral-shaped bacillus and 2) coccoid. H. pylori coccoid form, generally found in the environment, is the transformed form of the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-05-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Public Health |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2015.00147/full |