Evidence for viability of coccoid forms of Helicobacter pylori

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL. 11, 1999, Pages 32-36

  Mizoguchi, Hiromoto ^a   Fujioka, Toshio ^a   Nasu, Masaru ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coccoid form; Helicobacter pylori; Spiral form; Viability

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BUFFER; WATER;

ACIDITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STORAGE; STRESS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033370648     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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