Bacterial killing in gastric juice - Effect of pH and pepsin on Escherichia coli and Helicobacter pylori

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1265-1270

  Zhu, H ^a   Hart, C A ^a   Sales, D ^a   Roberts, N B ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEPSIN A;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; STOMACH JUICE; STOMACH PH;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTRIC JUICE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PEPSIN A; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748534513     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46611-0     Document Type: Article

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