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Coccoid form of Helicobacter pylori as a morphological manifestation of cell adaptation to the environment

Coccoid form of Helicobacter pylori as a morphological manifestation of cell adaptation to the environment
Coccoid form of Helicobacter pylori as a morphological manifestation of cell adaptation to the environment
After characterization of preferred conditions for Helicobacter pylori survival in the sessile state, it was observed that the bacterium transforms from spiral to coccoid under mild circumstances, whereas under extreme ones it is unable to undergo shape modification. This strongly supports the view that transformation into the coccoid form is an active, biologically led process, switched on by the bacterium as a protection mechanism.
0099-2240
3423-3427
Azevedo, N.F.
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Almeida, C.
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Cerqueira, L.
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Dias, S.
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Keevil, C.W.
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Vieira, M.J.
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Azevedo, N.F.
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Cerqueira, L.
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Dias, S.
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Keevil, C.W.
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Vieira, M.J.
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Azevedo, N.F., Almeida, C., Cerqueira, L., Dias, S., Keevil, C.W. and Vieira, M.J. (2007) Coccoid form of Helicobacter pylori as a morphological manifestation of cell adaptation to the environment. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 73 (10), 3423-3427. (doi:10.1128/AEM.00047-07).

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After characterization of preferred conditions for Helicobacter pylori survival in the sessile state, it was observed that the bacterium transforms from spiral to coccoid under mild circumstances, whereas under extreme ones it is unable to undergo shape modification. This strongly supports the view that transformation into the coccoid form is an active, biologically led process, switched on by the bacterium as a protection mechanism.

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Submitted date: 9 January 2007
Published date: 1 May 2007

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Local EPrints ID: 56105
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/56105
ISSN: 0099-2240
PURE UUID: 7a52313f-8639-491f-a6dd-77ee514e634a
ORCID for C.W. Keevil: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1917-7706

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Date deposited: 06 Aug 2008
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:24

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Author: N.F. Azevedo
Author: C. Almeida
Author: L. Cerqueira
Author: S. Dias
Author: C.W. Keevil ORCID iD
Author: M.J. Vieira

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