Motility of Helicobacter pylori in a viscous environment

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1143-1150

  Worku, Mulugeta L ^a   Sidebotham, Ramon L ^a   Baron, J Hugh ^a   Misiewicz, J J ^b   Logan, Robert P H ^a   Keshavarz, Tajali ^c   Karim, Q Najma ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial motility; Gastric mucus; Helicobacter pylori; Methylcellulose

Indexed keywords

METHYLCELLULOSE; MUCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DUODENUM ULCER; DYSPEPSIA; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH MUCUS; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0033364040     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199910000-00012     Document Type: Article

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