Motility and chemotaxis mediate the preferential colonization of gastric injury sites by Helicobacter pylori.
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a pathogen contributing to peptic inflammation, ulceration, and cancer. A crucial step in the pathogenic sequence is when the bacterium first interacts with gastric tissue, an event that is poorly understood in vivo. We have shown that the luminal space adjacent to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-07-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4102597?pdf=render |