Plural transformation-processes from spiral to coccoid Helicobacter pylori and its viability

Journal of Infection

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-55

  Saito, Nagahito ^a   Konishi, K ^a   Sato, F ^a   Kato, M ^b   Takeda, H ^a   Sugiyama, T ^a   Asaka, M ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INCUBATION TIME; LIQUID CULTURE; NONHUMAN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0041398150     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.1047     Document Type: Article

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