Genetic Diversity as Consequence of a Microaerobic and Neutrophilic Lifestyle.

As a neutrophilic bacterium, Helicobacter pylori is growth deficient under extreme acidic conditions. The gastric pathogen is equipped with an acid survival kit, regulating urease activity by a pH-gated urea channel, opening below pH 6.5. After overcoming acid stress, the bacterium's multiplica...

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Main Authors: Nora-Johanna Krüger, Marie-Theres Knüver, Anna Zawilak-Pawlik, Bernd Appel, Kerstin Stingl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4864210?pdf=render