Is the coccoid form of Helicobacter pylori viable?

Microbios

Volumn 87, Issue 351, 1996, Pages 103-112

  Hua, J ^a   Ho, B ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biochemical characteristic; Coccoid form; Helicobacter pylori; PCR based RAPD; Polymerase chain reaction; Spiral form

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ARYL ACYLAMIDASE; BACTERIAL DNA; PHOSPHATASE; UREASE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; AGING; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; AGING; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; LEUCYL-BETA-NAPHTHYLAMIDASE; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UREASE;

EID: 0030338168     PISSN: 00262633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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