Helicobacter pylori: ureA, cagA and vacA expression during conversion to the coccoid form

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 277-282

  Sisto, F ^a   Brenciaglia, M I ^b   Scaltrito, M M ^a   Dubini, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

cagA; Coccoid forms; Helicobacter pylori; RT PCR; ureA; vacA

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; UREASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SYNTHESIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENES, BACTERIAL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0033855997     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(00)00188-6     Document Type: Article

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