Helicobacter pylori moves through mucus by reducing mucin viscoelasticity

Helicobacter pylori moves through mucus by reducing mucin viscoelasticity

The ulcer-causing gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori is the only bacterium known to colonize the harsh acidic environment of the human stomach. H. pylori survives in acidic conditions by producing urease, which catalyzes hydrolysis of urea to yield ammonia thus elevating the pH of its environment....

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Main Authors: So, Peter T. C., Bansil, Rama, Erramilli, Shyamsunder, McKinley, Gareth H., Ewoldt, Randy H., Kelly, Ciaran P., Ghiran, Ionita, Keates, Sarah, Afdhal, Nezam H., Turner, Bradley S., Celli, Jonathan P.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: United States National Academy of Sciences 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/55287
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4698-6488

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/55287
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4698-6488

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