Identification of Helicobacter pylori Biofilms in Human Gastric Mucosa

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 712-717

  Carron, Michael A ^a   Tran, Vivian R ^a   Sugawa, Choichi ^a   Coticchia, James M ^a  

^a Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; H pylori; scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOPSY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STOMACH MUCOSA;

BIOFILMS; BIOPSY; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

EID: 33646495111     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2005.10.019     Document Type: Article

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