| Literature DB >> 17400788 |
N F Azevedo1, C Almeida, L Cerqueira, S Dias, C W Keevil, M J Vieira.
Abstract
After characterization of preferred conditions for Helicobacter pylori survival in the sessile state, it was observed that the bacterium transforms from spiral to coccoid under mild circumstances, whereas under extreme ones it is unable to undergo shape modification. This strongly supports the view that transformation into the coccoid form is an active, biologically led process, switched on by the bacterium as a protection mechanism.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17400788 PMCID: PMC1907093 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00047-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792