Accumulation of polyphosphate granules in Helicobacter pylori cells under anaerobic conditions

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 513-519

  Shirai, Mutsunori ^a   Kakada, Junko ^a   Shibata, Kazuo ^b   Morshed, Muhammad G ^a   Matsushita, Tadahiro ^b   Nakazawa, Teruko ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Pharmaceutical Devmt Res Lab   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; POLYPHOSPHATE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL STRUCTURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034039373     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-49-6-513     Document Type: Article

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