Morphologic conversion of Helicobacter pylori from bacillary to coccoid form

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 216-219

  Sorberg M ^a   Nilsson, M ^b   Hanberger, H ^b   Nilsson, L E ^b  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AGAR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0029962896     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01591357     Document Type: Article

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